Discussion

• @kevin_raposo Kevin Raposo on x

  kinda wild and eye-opening that news orgs are taking money from Facebook just to post links https://twitter.com/...

• @pookleblinky @pookleblinky on x

  Pivot to video worked so very well the last time https://twitter.com/...

• @vickerysec Chris Vickery on x

  Facebook is committing news-suicide. https://twitter.com/...

• @dskok David Skok on x

  This reporting comes on the heels of Canadian legislation which, if passed, would force Meta to pay licensing fees to news publishers. https://twitter.com/...

• @noupside Renee DiResta on x

  “Meta's Facebook and Instagram apps have lately focused on expanding their short-term video offerings so they can compete more effectively with TikTok” they don't seem to be having much luck with that. scammy creator rings dominate the Watch tab. https://twitter.com/...

• @taylorlorenz Taylor Lorenz on x

  https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @therriaultphd Andrew Therriault on x

  @noUpside They dominate the whole platforms. At least 80% of the IG recs I see are just automated accounts reposting others' content with the caption “what do you think of this post?” in order to get lazy engagement. It generates no value but boosts internal metrics.

• @jason_kint Jason Kint on x

  😂 @campbell_brown you do realize your team feeding something through The Information means absolutely nothing in terms of flex at this point? Bring it. That reporting below from Facebook whistleblowing in Australia isn't going away, just more evidence as to the company ethos. htt…

• @darth @darth on x

  a pivot to video u say https://twitter.com/...

• @tara_mulholland Tara Mulholland on x

  History repeats itself, the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce https://twitter.com/...

• @jeffjarvis Jeff Jarvis on x

  @dskok I cannot imagine that news is of much value on Facebook. I've long said that if FB had its choice, life'd be nicer for them with puppies and parties and no partisanship. So be careful what you demand, Canada, for you may end up with less than you have now.

• @katzish Amanda Katz on x

  Am I stuck in some kind of loop https://twitter.com/...

• @arielbogle Ariel Bogle on x

  Just wondering how long the contracts are for all those deals struck between Facebook and Australian media outlets post the media bargaining code...because the vibe is...familiar. https://www.theinformation.com/ ...

• @kendallybrown Kendall Brown on x

  Pivoting to video is a thing that famously always works out for both Facebook and newsrooms across the country. https://twitter.com/...

• @simonowens Simon Owens on x

  Alternate headline: Facebook is assessing the ROI of its bribe program https://twitter.com/...

• @sylviavarnham @sylviavarnham on x

  Scoop: Meta is considering cutting its spending on news partnerships—which executives originally thought could help improve relationships with media orgs—as the company's priorities shift. Story w/ @jtoonkel https://www.theinformation.com/ ...

• @dsilverman Dwight Silverman on x

  Pivot To Video 2.0. https://twitter.com/...

• @skenigsberg Sara Pearl on x

  The never ending pivot to video 😂🤔 wasn't this like 8 years ago https://twitter.com/...

• @blackamazon @blackamazon on x

  LOL they basically want to steal from @ajplus and TikTok and hose the news papers that gutted themselves for them https://twitter.com/...

• @kevinmarks Kevin Marks on x

  @Techmeme If Meta were smart about this they'd be building a Google Reader alike for the niche news hyperfans to tempt them away from a Musk dominated twitter. Still, we have the indieweb version https://indieweb.org/...

• @markdistef Mark Di Stefano on x

  *lucy_yanks_the_ball.gif* https://www.theinformation.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...