Meta to end news tab on Facebook in UK, France, Germany by 'early December'
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Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) said on Tuesday that it would end the news tab on Facebook in the U.K., France and Germany by "early December."
In a blog post, Meta said the decision was made to "better align our investments to our products and services people value the most."
The Mark Zuckerberg-led tech giant added that news accounts for less than three percent of what people around the world see on their Facebook feeds, so "news discovery is a small part of the Facebook experience for the vast majority of people."
Meta added that users will still be able to see news article links on Facebook and that news publisher on the continent are still able to access their Facebook accounts and Pages. They can also generate revenue from using products like Reels and the company's ads system.
The move comes as Meta (META) and Google (GOOG) (GOOGL) have continued to come under pressure from governments around the world to pay publishers for news.
Last week, the Canadian government attempted to address some of the company's concerns over the pending Online News Act legislation. 
Meta has already ended access to news on Facebook and Instagram for its users in Canada. In June, Google said it would remove links to Canadian news from its Search, News and Discover products when the new law takes effect.
The duo have also been at odds with the Australian government after it enacted a similar law a couple of years ago.

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