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# Meta imposes a link tax on Facebook pages, sparing news publishers for now
- URL: https://www.medianexis.com/meta-imposes-a-link-tax-on-facebook-pages-sparing-news-publishers-for-now/
- Published: 2026-10-11T01:36:34.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-11T01:36:34.000Z
- Description: Simon Owens reports that Meta will charge Facebook pages at least $49.99 a month to post more than two external links, a policy that exempts news publishers for now.
- Author: The Signals Desk
- Tags: Creators, Simon Owens, Simon Owens: TikTok-style feeds in media apps

**Why it matters.** Publishers that depend on Facebook referral traffic now face a direct cost to keep linking out, with no guarantee the exemption holds.

*Signal from* [*Simon Owens's Media Newsletter*](https://simonowens.substack.com/) *·* [*Simon Owens*](https://www.medianexis.com/tag/by-simon-owens/) *·* [*read the original*](https://simonowens.substack.com/p/are-tiktok-style-feeds-actually-working)*.*