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Re:Threads, an Instagram App by ulfw on Tuesday July 04, 2023 @04:33AM (#36583839)
because there are none.

(on Facebook core product)

I am leaving out their never really widely launched crypto hype disaster of a product on purpose.

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Re:Threads, an Instagram App by nl on Tuesday July 04, 2023 @07:44AM (#36585382)
Really? Facebook Events? Groups? Marketplace?

These are pretty major, successful features that drive a lot of use.

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Re:Threads, an Instagram App by codethief on Tuesday July 04, 2023 @09:11AM (#36586199)
Those features drive use but did they also increase profit, given that Facebook successfully enshitified their main product (the news feed)?

I don't disagree with your main point, though: Facebook certainly developed lots of new features, whereas Twitter pretty much stood still.

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Re:Threads, an Instagram App by nl on Tuesday July 04, 2023 @11:43PM (#36595302)
> Those features drive use but did they also increase profit, given that Facebook successfully enshitified their main product (the news feed)?

I don't have any insight into groups, but I do into Marketplace where yes it absolutely did.

I'd be astonished if Pages didn't have a measurable effect too since they are one of the main ways brands (which is a major source of FB revenue) interfaces with FB.

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