News+ publishers not told of app changes, traffic loss 'a big deal'
What you need to know
- Publishers say they were not told of upcoming changes to Apple News+.
- A report earlier this week says Apple will open all article links inside its news app.
- Publishers says meaningful traffic being diverted from their own sites is "a big deal."
Apple News+ publishers say they weren't told of upcoming changes to Apple's new app, and that the new changes could mean "meaningful traffic loss" for their sites.
As expected, some publishers aren't happy about the move, which they say could cause significant loss of traffic to their websites. From the report:
Not only are the publishers upset about the potential lost traffic, they also weren't told about the changes, two stating they had learned about the change through press releases and social media.
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