Facebook Abandoned Podcasts Just A Year Later, And The Social Network Warned Podcasts That It Would Shut Down Its Audio Content Service From June 3 Starting In Early May, Facebook Will Prevent Broadcasters From Adding More Podcasts To Its Audio Platform As Part Of The Cleanup Service. Its Audio Center, Which Will Be Launched In June 2021, Will Be Offline. At The Same Time, Soundbits, A Short Audio Service, Will Be Offline.
According To Bloomberg, A Note Sent To Audio Partners Has Informed These Changes And Will Initially Stop Adding New Content To The Platform, But Podcast Related Functions Will Be Deleted From June 3.
"We Are Constantly Evaluating The Features We Provide So That We Can Focus On The Most Meaningful Experience," Said A Meta Spokesman This Comment Actually Confirms Earlier Reports That Facebook Has Lost Interest In Podcasts.
The Spokesman Could Not Provide A Specific Date For The Closure Of These Audio Content Services, But Said They Would Be Closed "in The Next Few Weeks". But Facebook Said In Its Statement That The Closure Of Podcasts And Soundbites Will Not Be Announced Directly To The Public, But That It Is Up To Podcast Publishers To Decide How To Tell Their Users.
Facebook Initially Announced The Audio Push Feature In April 2021, And Then Launched It To Users In The Next June. Although The Closure Has Directly Affected Some Of Facebook's Audio Content Plans, Other Plans Will Continue To Operate, Such As Live Audio Rooms, Whose Functions Are Similar To Clubhouse And Twitter Spaces. Obviously, It Will Continue To Exist And Be Promoted To Facebook Live, Giving Users A Choice Of Pure Audio While Brushing Videos.