Meta to shut down Facebook news tab and end deals funding Australian journalism

Meta informed publishers on Friday that it would not enter new deals when the current contracts expire this year.

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Facebook and Instagram’s parent company, Meta, says it will stop paying publishers for news, and plans to shut down its news tab in Australia and the United States.

Meta informed publishers on Friday that it would not enter new deals when the current contracts expire this year.