Facebook to test breaking news labels with Australian media companies

Zoe Samios

March 6, 2018 12:55

Facebook is testing a news feature which will allow some of Australia’s biggest media companies to add breaking news labels to their feeds.

The feature has already been tested in the US with local and national publishers, but has now expanded to more than 50 publishers across North America, Latin America, Europe and Australia.

Facebook’s new breaking news labels are being tested by News Corp, Fairfax, Nine, Seven and ABC

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Zoe Samios

Zoe Samios worked at Mumbrella between 2016 and 2019, finishing up as senior media reporter in March 2019.

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Facebook to test breaking news labels with Australian media companies

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