The effort is Facebook’s most explicit acknowledgment that it has some responsibility for the consumption and mass distribution of media. Publishers complained that Facebook approached them late in the development process and expected them to conform to its technical requirements. Facebook cautioned that its journalism project was in the early stages, and would evolve as the needs of publishers, readers and journalists changed. But the company said it would not shy from questions about its role in news media. “As an industry, we have a lot to learn collaboratively,” said Ms. Simo, the Facebook director of product.

Source: New York Times January 11, 2017 15:00 UTC