@GuyBerger are you replying to a specific point or just in general?
1. They never made money from news. That's made up.
2/3/4: They only removed news when forced to by gov'ts It was outside researchers who showed no loss of engagement, not them.
Try harder.
Bigger point: linking should ALWAYS be free. They were giving FREE DISTRIBUTION to an industry that historically paid a ton for distribution.