Facebook loses users for the first time

Re:Facebook loses users for the first time by ikt on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @08:29PM (#30187146)

Same! What a sad state the internet is in when a megaevil corp is used by local services to provide updates. I thought that was what Twitter was for?

I know several pacific islands were going to ban Facebook but apparently it's heavily in use by businesses.

Regina Lepping, a young entrepreneur from capital city Honiara, said the announcement had sent many small business owners scrambling to find alternatives to Facebook.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-15/solomon-islands-backt...

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Facebook loses users for the first time by openknot on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @09:06PM (#30187504)

I've interacted with local businesses that use a Facebook page as a replacement for maintaining a website that they own. The rationale I've read is that their time is best spent providing their quality service versus learning website development (even with a block-based website builder), and hiring a web developer is too pricey, when they can create a Facebook page that is easy to set up.

Most importantly, it's easy for them to update and maintain a Facebook page, versus an independent website.

[ Parent | on HN ]