Facebook is bowing out of the podcast business
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What you need to know Facebook is pulling out of the podcast business. The company will no longer allow podcasters to add podcasts to Facebook starting this week. It plans to remove podcasts from its app altogether starting on June 3. Apple and Spotify are dropping the mic on Facebook this time. After a year at taking a crack at it, Facebook has decided to pull out of the podcast business. As reported by Bloomberg, the company has sent a note to podcasting partners that it plans to remove podcasts from its social media app altogether starting on June 3. It will also stop allowing podcasters to add podcasts to the app starting this week. A spokesperson for Meta confirmed to Bloomberg that the Soundbites feature and central audio hub, which powers the podcasting experience, will be shut down in the `coming weeks.` `We`re constantly evaluating the features we offer so we can focus on the most meaningful experiences,` a Meta spokesperson said an email. The person added that th...