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Why won't Meta just stop showing Italian news now?

by GenerWork 5mo ago

iso1631 5mo ago
Why do they show Italian news before? Because it makes them money.
- rick_dalton 5mo ago
  Canada passed a similar bill a few years ago causing meta to stop showing Canadian news content on their platforms. It didn’t really impact them financially or user wise. So the same thing will probably happen in Italy.
  - einszwei 5mo ago
    Canadian news might've been easier to replace with American news outlets due to the deep ties between the two and the shared language. I doubt this would be the case for Italian news.
    - mb7733 5mo ago
      All news links are blocked on FB in Canada, including American sources
    - nitwit005 5mo ago
      They also removed the news tab in the US. The news organizations seem dependent on social media, but the reverse does not appear true.
  - shevy-java 5mo ago
    Soon they can only show US news. Then they become irrelevant to the rest of the world.
  - halostatue 5mo ago
    Frankly, the Canadian government needs to come down on them for the misleading and untruthful message that they post when Facebook censors news links. It is past time that American companies are restrained from acting like boorish American tourists in other countries.
- MattDamonSpace 5mo ago
  No, ads make them money. Users see the ads because they view their feeds. It’s been proven in other markets that removing News from the feed doesn’t decrease engagement. Meta will continue to make money, and Italian news sites will see their traffic vanish. Turns out they’re simply not valuable in the way they used to be, and country after country is learning this
  - tardedmeme 5mo ago
    Did Canadian news collapse when Facebook stopped copying their blurbs?
MattDamonSpace 5mo ago
Yes
nothinkjustai 5mo ago
Meta does this in Canada. These same media outlets need to be funded by the government to survive, and as such treats the government with kid gloves, very little criticism, deflection, bias etc. So I’d say that deal is working well for both the legacy media & the Canadian government.

Why won't Meta just stop showing Italian news now?

iso1631 5mo ago

Why do they show Italian news before? Because it makes them money.

rick_dalton 5mo ago
Canada passed a similar bill a few years ago causing meta to stop showing Canadian news content on their platforms. It didn’t really impact them financially or user wise. So the same thing will probably happen in Italy.
- einszwei 5mo ago
  Canadian news might've been easier to replace with American news outlets due to the deep ties between the two and the shared language. I doubt this would be the case for Italian news.
  - mb7733 5mo ago
    All news links are blocked on FB in Canada, including American sources
  - nitwit005 5mo ago
    They also removed the news tab in the US. The news organizations seem dependent on social media, but the reverse does not appear true.
- shevy-java 5mo ago
  Soon they can only show US news. Then they become irrelevant to the rest of the world.
- halostatue 5mo ago
  Frankly, the Canadian government needs to come down on them for the misleading and untruthful message that they post when Facebook censors news links. It is past time that American companies are restrained from acting like boorish American tourists in other countries.
MattDamonSpace 5mo ago
No, ads make them money. Users see the ads because they view their feeds. It’s been proven in other markets that removing News from the feed doesn’t decrease engagement. Meta will continue to make money, and Italian news sites will see their traffic vanish. Turns out they’re simply not valuable in the way they used to be, and country after country is learning this
- tardedmeme 5mo ago
  Did Canadian news collapse when Facebook stopped copying their blurbs?

MattDamonSpace 5mo ago

Yes

nothinkjustai 5mo ago

Meta does this in Canada. These same media outlets need to be funded by the government to survive, and as such treats the government with kid gloves, very little criticism, deflection, bias etc. So I’d say that deal is working well for both the legacy media & the Canadian government.