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Re:Facebook's TikTok-like redesign marks sunset of social ne... by next_xibalba on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @09:26PM (#32246016)
Where are you getting this information? AFAIK, 2Q22 earnings (and metrics) are released tomorrow. The whispers I've heard are that any loss of M/DAU is contained to Europe and is caused by Russia going offline.
Re:Facebook's TikTok-like redesign marks sunset of social ne... by jahewson on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @09:52PM (#32246129)
Given that they lost users in the final quarter of 2021 that’s a remarkable time travel machine your whisperers seem to have invented.
Re:Facebook's TikTok-like redesign marks sunset of social ne... by aahortwwy on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @12:07AM (#32246746)
> Social media giant Facebook has seen its daily active users (DAUs) drop for the first time in its 18-year history.

> Facebook's owner Meta Platforms says DAUs fell to 1.929bn in the three months to the end of December [2021], compared to 1.930bn in the previous quarter.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60238565

Re:Facebook's TikTok-like redesign marks sunset of social ne... by ARandomerDude on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @01:07AM (#32247035)
Ah yes, the familiar "everything is Putin's fault" refrain.

He's a bad guy and invading Ukraine is horrible, all the usual caveats. But Putin under every rock and behind every bush being responsible for every toothache and hangnail is getting old.

Re:Facebook's TikTok-like redesign marks sunset of social ne... by threeseed on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @01:45AM (#32247253)
Russia bans Facebook and Instagram under ‘extremism’ law:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/21/russia-bans-fa...

Re:Facebook's TikTok-like redesign marks sunset of social ne... by permo-w on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @03:59AM (#32247973)
facebook losing users is a bad thing?