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Facebook admits 'giving people a voice is not enough' as it monetises Instant Articles

on Aug 24, 2017 | 0 comments

By Jessica Goodfellow

Facebook has confirmed after months of anticipation that it will add subscriptions to its publisher platform, Instant Articles, while it won’t take a cut from the money earned as it looks to prove to publishers it is committed to supporting – rather than undercutting – journalism.

In a Facebook post announcing the news, founder Mark Zuckerberg admitted that “giving people a voice is not enough”, without having organizations “dedicated to uncovering new information and analyzing it”.

“As part of this, we’re going to test new ways to help news organizations grow their subscriptions. If people subscribe Read full story ›

Source: The Drum