Facebook says it aims to launch its News tab in multiple countries within the next 6-12 months and is considering the UK, Germany, France, India, and Brazil
Eyeing UK, Germany, France, India, Brazil — Sources say it's working out deals to pay some publishers — Source confirms likely won't be launching in Australia b/c battle w regulators Full story @axios: https://www.axios.com/... @pranavdixit : Facebook is bringing News to India soon. Just like the US, it will pay some publishers in India for news. But can we trust Indian publishers to cover Facebook impartially given how the news business works in India? https://about.fb.com/... See also Mediagazer
News media has been playing the role of watching what Facebook is doing. Once Facebook starts funding news media much, much more, how reliable will media be to play the role of ‘watching’ Facebook? A Megabehemoth: will seriously damage democracy. https://www.axios.com/...
“Facebook is looking to accelerate the launch of Facebook News in multiple countries within the next 6-12 months, including the U.K., Germany, France, India and Brazil.” https://www.axios.com/...
As Facebook accelerates News tab launch abroad, “as is true in the U.S., not all participating publishers will necessarily be paid, and publishers that produce more content will likely receive bigger payouts” @sarafischer writes. https://www.axios.com/...
NEW: @Facebook expediting launch of News Tab abroad — Eyeing UK, Germany, France, India, Brazil — Sources say it's working out deals to pay some publishers — Source confirms likely won't be launching in Australia b/c battle w regulators Full story @axios: https://www.axios.com/..…
Facebook is bringing News to India soon. Just like the US, it will pay some publishers in India for news. But can we trust Indian publishers to cover Facebook impartially given how the news business works in India? https://about.fb.com/...