It‘s not that long ago that #Google and #Facebook lured journalism outlets into creating tailor-made content optimised for their platforms, or even into strategic partnerships. Now, fully in line with Trump‘s agenda, Google kills off traffic to news sites with its AI feature (outlets report -40% online visits as a result). And Facebook experiments with limiting the number of outside links you can share to two per month, unless you subscribe to. Meta product.
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the Guardian
Facebook tests charging users to share links in potential blow for news outlets
News organisations fear move could hit newsrooms and other media publishers by stopping users sharing their content