Facebook Keeps Up the Pressure on Apple Over iOS 14 Changes

The social network ran print ads for the second day in a row in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post

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Facebook continues to take its fight with Apple to the papers—specifically, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post.

The social network followed up Wednesday’s print ads in those newspapers and press call featuring owners of small and midsized businesses with another print ad, claiming that upcoming changes to Apple’s iOS 14 operating system are an attack on the free internet.

The ad rehashed many of the points Facebook made in its press call and Newsroom post Wednesday, saying that Apple’s policy changes will force creators to seek other means of revenue, such as subscription fees and in-application purchases, to cover the shortfall caused by less effective personalized ads.

Facebook’s copy reads, “Take your favorite cooking sites or sports blogs.

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