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People have been leaving Facebook in droves. Hardly any of the original users use the platform regularly. Facebook has only remained relevant by buying relevant
by Larrikin 6y ago
People have been leaving Facebook in droves. Hardly any of the original users use the platform regularly. Facebook has only remained relevant by buying relevant platforms as they start to take off. Companies that declines an offer or regulation to prevent this buy up behavior is what it takes. Social networks have no monetary buy in to discourage switching the moment your friends aren't on the platform any longer
- missedthecue 6y agoYou might get this impression if your main source of news is HN, but Facebook's monthly traffic among North American users has been steadily climbing quarter after quarter, year after year. Globally, it's up 8% YoY. https://www.statista.com/statistics/247614/number-of-monthly-active-facebook-users-worldwide/#:~:text=As%20of%20the%20second%20quarter,the%20United%20States%20and%20Canada https://www.statista.com/statistics/247614/number-of-monthly....
- farias0 6y ago...and they've been flocking to Instagram (also Facebook is still huuuuge) Companies that are willing to play dirty are the ones that get investment and also are the ones who retain users. They have an inherent advantage over any platform that tries to be moral -- or alternatively platforms that try to be moral have an inherent disadvantage. As long as privacy and respectful user experience is on the bottom of the list of priorities of most users they are the ones who will be able to build momentum, and I can't imagine what could happen to change that.