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You’ve got the just of it. Their argument is that meta benefits as the post w/ the the link and preview is content they use in their feed to keep users engaged. Presumably in said feed they’d also insert ads.
This would also apply to any user posting a link to an article, not just the news agencies.
Oh no offense taken, I also don’t get it. Like you said, I think amounts to forcing private companies to subsidize an industry