Mark Zuckerberg Says Facebook Will Add Subscriptions For News Stories (mashable.com)

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Mashable: After years of simply forcing news organizations to heel to the almighty algorithm and craft their content for the News Feed, Facebook has added several features in the hopes of winning back the love of publishers. One of the biggest changes to come is subscriptions via Facebook. Here's how it works: Publishers using Instant Articles, Facebook's fast-loading article pages, will be able to have a paywall (certain number of articles per month) or have locked articles (freemium model). For either case, Facebook users will be prompted to subscribe to read more. All payments will be processed directly via publishers' websites, and Facebook will not take a cut -- at least not now. "If people subscribe after seeing news stories on Facebook, the money will go directly publishers who work hard to uncover the truth, and Facebook won't take a cut. We plan to start with a small group of U.S. and European publishers later this year and we'll listen to their feedback," Zuckerberg wrote in a Facebook post.

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Duh! The Truth is Everything Is Trump's Fault

[Anonymous Coward]

Paying money to read more Trump is the end of the world and SJW narratives. No thanks. It's interesting how often the major news organizations with comment sections, turn them off for any article (even for paid subscribers) they're afraid people may criticize. Truth isn't what they're seeking.