Facebook to Compensate French News Publishers for Shared Content

Facebook agreed to compensate French news publishers for content shared on the social media platform, the company announced. Facebook said the deal with Alliance de la presse d'Information générale, which represents papers across France, will allow users to “continue to freely share news within their communities, while ensuring the protections of neighboring rights of our publishing partners.”

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