Meta tells news publishers to talk to the hand (arstechnica.com)

submitted 11 months ago by Powderhorn@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

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"Now that we've killed your industry, it's time to move on."

Meta is threatening the world with the reintroduction of seeking out news sources instead of using a feeding tube.

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[-] stealth_cookies@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 months ago

I just don't get what any party gets out of this. The news sites get traffic driven to their websites by the links where they can serve ads and the social media companies benefit from the engagement with the article. Did someone honestly think that Facebook and Google would actually pay for the privilege?