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Re:Facebook says new bug allowed apps access to private phot... by scarface74 on Friday December 14, 2018 @12:21PM (#18682546)
Well anecdotally in your small social group that may be true. But Facebook has 2.27 Billion active users...
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Re:Facebook says new bug allowed apps access to private phot... by hazeii on Friday December 14, 2018 @02:44PM (#18683940)
...for a certain value of 'active' (do they say how it's defined?) My experience of internet companies has generally been that user figures are somewhat exaggerated (to put it politely).
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Re:Facebook says new bug allowed apps access to private phot... by scarface74 on Friday December 14, 2018 @02:48PM (#18683979)
No matter how you define “active”, there is no indication that in the aggregate people are fleeing Facebook - no matter if a few anecdotes are posted on HN.
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Re:Facebook says new bug allowed apps access to private phot... by Spooky23 on Friday December 14, 2018 @11:46PM (#18687100)
By Facebook’s generous standards, active users have been flat for a year or more.
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