According to the official statement, Facebook will start removing the News section for America and Australia starting next April. This application was implemented in the United Kingdom, Germany and France in 2023.
Arguing that a very small portion of users use the platform to read news, company executives said that this is not their area of expertise. Pointing out that news tabs were read 80% less in these two countries last year, managers state that this situation cannot continue and that they want to focus on content that can attract much more attention than news. Here are all the details…
Facebook continues to shut down the News section
Underlining that people use the application not to follow the news but to socialize and establish new connections with other people, Facebook suggests that they want to act in accordance with this purpose. It was already known that the company had been deemphasizing the News section for a long time.
It is said that the reason for this is that the platform does not want to evolve into a social media channel focused on current news and politics like X. There are also those who claim that news content generates less income for the company than other entertaining content.
Meta, the owner of the company, recently announced that it would restrict political content on Instagram and Threads platforms. It is estimated that the decision, which was made especially based on America entering the election period, will also be applied to Facebook. Another factor why Meta management took this decision is shown to be that political news increases polarization in the country.
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So what do you think about this issue? Do you think the strategy implemented by Facebook is correct? How often did you use the News section? You can easily share your answers with us in the comments section below. Your opinions are very valuable to us.