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Facebook to kill news tab in Germany, France and UK

Move marks Meta’s latest pivot against news media

Meta: Tech giant said its existing agreements with publishers in the UK, Germany and France would be honoured “until they expire.” Picture: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

Meta Platforms plans to stop promoting news content for people in three major European countries, the latest sign that the social network giant is trying to leave the industry behind.

The company will “deprecate” the news tab — a Facebook feature to prominently display news material — for users in the UK, Germany and France.

“We know that people don’t come to Facebook for news and political content – they come to connect with people ...