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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Josh Taylor and AAP

Facebook shuts news tab after Meta vows to stop paying Australian publishers for content

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The Facebook news tab was inaccessible for users in Australia on Tuesday. Meta’s decision to stop paying publishers for their news content has been condemned by the Australian government and publishers. Photograph: Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

Facebook has closed down its news tab as its parent company, Meta, follows through with plans to reduce news content available on its services.

The news tab was inaccessible for users in Australia as of Tuesday but the company said it would take a number of days to fully shut it down in Australia and the United States.

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