Facebook News Is Expanding to Germany in May, Partnering With Major Newspapers

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Facebook is bringing its news curation offering to Germany this spring—after it struck a deal with the country’s top publishers, including leading national outlets Der Spiegel, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and Die Zeit.

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Germany is the latest country to come to an agreement with the social platform on Facebook News, which gives users access to top news stories and a personalized feed within the app.

The announcement comes shortly after a heated back-and-forth with the Australian government, when Facebook briefly pulled

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