Facebook to pay UK media millions to license news stories
by Jim Waterson Media editor from on (#5B27Y)
Social network agrees deal with mainstream outlets in face of government crackdown on its dominance of advertising
Facebook is to pay mainstream UK news outlets millions of pounds a year to license their articles, as the social network faces the threat of a government crackdown over its dominance of online advertising.
Most British newspaper groups have signed up to the programme, under which their articles will appear in a dedicated news section on the site that is due to launch in January.
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