Meta imposes a link tax on Facebook pages, sparing news publishers for now

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.

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.

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