Facebook to launch news service in UK 'to deliver informative, reliable, relevant' content

Facebook on Tuesday, December 1 anunced that it will start new investments in United Kingdom, where it will pay publishers for content with launch of Facebook News in January 2021. Facebook News has already been launched in United States and w, social media giant anunced that it will launch feature in UK as well. Facebook News section will focus on national and local stories that are t already on platform, which it says will help publishers reach new audiences, apart from keeping users informed. 

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Committed to supporting news organisations

Facebook has anunced its partnership with first group of publishers that includes Guardian, Independent, London Evening Standard, Liverpool Echo, Manchester Evening News, Mirror, Scotsman, STV, and Yorkshire Post amongst ors. American social media firm has said that section will also feature lifestyle news from publishers such as Red, Harpers, Cosmopolitan, Wired, GQ, Glamour, Vogue, and Tatler. 

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"Facebook is committed to supporting news organisations as y adapt to changing digital world, and we are delighted to have so many partners working with us at this early st. We expect many more partners to join prior to launch. Facebook News offers a mix of curated and personalised top stories to deliver informative, reliable, and relevant news," Jesper Doub, Director, News Partnerships said in a blog post. 

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United Kingdom launch of Facebook News is followed by success in United States, where social media giant has delivered more than 95 percent new audiences to publishers in traffic through platform. Facebook is currently in negotiations with governments in France and Germany and has said it will continue to work with publishers in countries where market conditions and regulatory environments invite this kind of investment and invation.

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