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Facebook Is Shutting Down Its Podcast Service (engadget.com) 12

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Engadget: Facebook's podcast offerings are vanishing just a year after they launched. Parent company Meta has confirmed to Bloomberg that it will wind down podcasting, Soundbites and its general audio hub. It will no longer let podcasters add shows to Facebook as of this week, and will remove them entirely on June 3rd. The hub and Soundbites will close sometime in the "coming weeks," while Live Audio Rooms will fold into Facebook Live. A Meta spokesperson characterized the move as a matter of concentration. The move will help Meta "focus on the most meaningful experiences," according to the representative.
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Facebook Is Shutting Down Its Podcast Service

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  • by aerogems ( 339274 ) on Monday May 02, 2022 @05:04PM (#62497738)

    I guess the fact that I'm only learning about it as it's shutting down is part of the problem.

  • headline too long (Score:5, Insightful)

    by awwshit ( 6214476 ) on Monday May 02, 2022 @05:42PM (#62497800)

    > Facebook Is Shutting Down Its Podcast Service

    This headline is too long. I really wanted to stop reading after 'Facebook is Shutting Down'. This was almost the best day of the 21st century.

    • No. During something down without a well built up and actively used alternative is not a great day. Sure people who use messenger can quickly move on, but if we woke up tomorrow and Facebook magically wasn't a thing anymore it would be a massive hit to the entertainment industry and completely annihilate the indie music / comedy scene both of which outright depend on it for survival.

Those who do things in a noble spirit of self-sacrifice are to be avoided at all costs. -- N. Alexander.

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