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Wasn't there a report recently that FB's user base has dropped by several percentage points in the wake of their privacy scandal? If so, that would imply that m

Wasn't there a report recently that FB's user base has dropped by several percentage points in the wake of their privacy scandal? If so, that would imply that many average users are taking it seriously -- that would be millions of people who stopped using FB.

scarface74 8y ago
No. Most people shook thier fist at the wind and kept posting cat pictures. The story was that young people aren't using FB. But they are using FB owned Instagram.
- hellofunk 8y ago
  What about this: https://www.recode.net/2018/1/31/16957122/facebook-daily-active-user-decline-us-canda-q4-earnings-2018 https://www.recode.net/2018/1/31/16957122/facebook-daily-act... https://www.recode.net/2018/2/12/16998750/facebooks-teen-users-decline-instagram-snap-emarketer https://www.recode.net/2018/2/12/16998750/facebooks-teen-use... https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/new-report-shows-facebook-usage-is-in-decline-which-may-be-behind-the-late/517586/ https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/new-report-shows-faceb...
  - scarface74 8y ago
    Teens don't want to use FB because it's the same platform that granny is on. "FB is for old people" trend has been going on for years. It has little to do with the recent news. But to automatically say it has anything to do with the latest news is like all of the "stock analyst" who claim after the fact to know "investor sentiment".
  - skinnymuch 8y ago
    Your links are mostly before the privacy scandal. So how can it relate to that? Facebook’s stock wouldn’t be a few percentage points away from all time highs again if things were this bad for them (of course we won’t know for sure until next earnings report).
swebs 8y ago
source?
- hellofunk 8y ago
  I cant remember which was actually linked here on HN a couple weeks ago, but there are these similar reports: https://www.recode.net/2018/1/31/16957122/facebook-daily-active-user-decline-us-canda-q4-earnings-2018 https://www.recode.net/2018/1/31/16957122/facebook-daily-act... https://www.recode.net/2018/2/12/16998750/facebooks-teen-users-decline-instagram-snap-emarketer https://www.recode.net/2018/2/12/16998750/facebooks-teen-use... https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/new-report-shows-facebook-usage-is-in-decline-which-may-be-behind-the-late/517586/ https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/new-report-shows-faceb...

scarface74 8y ago

No. Most people shook thier fist at the wind and kept posting cat pictures. The story was that young people aren't using FB. But they are using FB owned Instagram.

hellofunk 8y ago
What about this: https://www.recode.net/2018/1/31/16957122/facebook-daily-active-user-decline-us-canda-q4-earnings-2018 https://www.recode.net/2018/1/31/16957122/facebook-daily-act... https://www.recode.net/2018/2/12/16998750/facebooks-teen-users-decline-instagram-snap-emarketer https://www.recode.net/2018/2/12/16998750/facebooks-teen-use... https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/new-report-shows-facebook-usage-is-in-decline-which-may-be-behind-the-late/517586/ https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/new-report-shows-faceb...
- scarface74 8y ago
  Teens don't want to use FB because it's the same platform that granny is on. "FB is for old people" trend has been going on for years. It has little to do with the recent news. But to automatically say it has anything to do with the latest news is like all of the "stock analyst" who claim after the fact to know "investor sentiment".
- skinnymuch 8y ago
  Your links are mostly before the privacy scandal. So how can it relate to that? Facebook’s stock wouldn’t be a few percentage points away from all time highs again if things were this bad for them (of course we won’t know for sure until next earnings report).

swebs 8y ago

source?

hellofunk 8y ago
I cant remember which was actually linked here on HN a couple weeks ago, but there are these similar reports: https://www.recode.net/2018/1/31/16957122/facebook-daily-active-user-decline-us-canda-q4-earnings-2018 https://www.recode.net/2018/1/31/16957122/facebook-daily-act... https://www.recode.net/2018/2/12/16998750/facebooks-teen-users-decline-instagram-snap-emarketer https://www.recode.net/2018/2/12/16998750/facebooks-teen-use... https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/new-report-shows-facebook-usage-is-in-decline-which-may-be-behind-the-late/517586/ https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/new-report-shows-faceb...