Facebook’s new AI-driven feed is causing people to spend way more time on their phones, Meta reveals
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Facebook’s new AI-driven feed is causing people to spend way more time on their phones, Meta reveals

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Facebook and Instagram users have significantly increased their screen time since a new AI-driven algorithm was introduced, according to the apps’ parent company Meta. The US tech giant revealed during its latest quarterly results on Wednesday that improvements to the firm’s artificial intelligence have led to an 8 per cent increase in the amount of time spent on Facebook and a 6 per cent increase in the time spent on Instagram. During an earnings call on Wednesday evening, Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said that he hopes to add a new feed to Facebook and Instagram that will serve exclusively AI-generated content. “And I think that that’s gonna be very exciting for Facebook and Instagram and maybe Threads, or other kinds of feed experiences over time.” The extra time users spent online helped Meta beat analysts’ estimates for its quarterly earnings, exceeding forecasts for both revenue and profit.

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Meta Plans Standalone AI App with subscription option, to challenge ChatGPT: Details here
1 month ago

Meta Plans Standalone AI App with subscription option, to challenge ChatGPT: Details here

India TV News  

Meta Plans Standalone AI App with subscription option, to challenge ChatGPT: Details here With its upcoming standalone app, potential subscription model, and growing global user base, Meta AI is gearing up for a major push in the AI space. Meta AI to become a standalone app: Meta, 6the popular social media company headed by Mark Zuckerberg and owns Facebook, WhatsApp …

Reddit shares plummet despite AI content deals
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Reddit shares plummet despite AI content deals

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Reddit shares fell 6% in early trading on Thursday after the social media …

Mark Zuckerberg wants to bring back ‘OG Facebook’ as he says he will invest hundreds of billions in AI
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Mark Zuckerberg wants to bring back ‘OG Facebook’ as he says he will invest hundreds of billions in AI

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Mark Zuckerberg says he wants to get back to the original Facebook, restoring …

Meta going down Twitter’s path won’t end the same way
2 months, 1 week ago

Meta going down Twitter’s path won’t end the same way

Live Mint  

Investors seemed nervous it would at first. Shares of Meta Platforms slid nearly 6% in the week following Zuckerberg’s Jan. 7 announcement that he was ending the company’s internal fact-checking program and replacing it with a user-based system to flag problematic content. “It’s time to get back to our roots around free expression and giving people voice on our platforms," …

Meta May Introduce AI-Powered User Accounts on Facebook, Instagram
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Meta May Introduce AI-Powered User Accounts on Facebook, Instagram

Deccan Chronicle  

Tech giant Meta might introduce AI bots on its social media platforms Facebook and Instagram. Meta has already introduced AI features to the platforms, and now the social media giant is planning for AI-powered user accounts. “We expect these AIs to actually, over time, exist on our platforms, kind of in the same way that accounts do,” Connor Hayes, vice-president …

Meta is planning to deploy millions of AI-bots on Facebook and Instagram as user base shrinks
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Meta is planning to deploy millions of AI-bots on Facebook and Instagram as user base shrinks

Firstpost  

These AI-bots, according to Meta’s vice-president of product for generative AI, Connor Hayes, will function similarly to traditional user accounts, complete with bios, profile pictures, and will have the ability to create and share AI-generated content As Meta grapples with declining popularity, particularly among younger audiences, its AI-driven strategy appears to be a bold—if controversial—attempt to maintain relevance. These bots, …

Zuckerberg secures green light to train AI on public British Facebook posts
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Zuckerberg secures green light to train AI on public British Facebook posts

The Telegraph  

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has been given the green light to use millions of Britons’ Facebook and Instagram data to supercharge its artificial intelligence technology in a break with the EU. The UK’s data privacy regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office, has waved through plans from Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, to harvest billions of public posts and images from …

Facebook found to be promoting AI spam pages: Report
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Facebook found to be promoting AI spam pages: Report

The Hindu  

Facebook has been promoting hundreds of AI-generated spam pages on its platform, which have recently gone viral, according to a report by 404 Media. Facebook’s recommendation algorithm rewarded these AI-generated spam pages which were posting dozens of times in a day. Renee DiResta of Stanford’s Internet Observatory and Josh A. Goldstein of Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology analysed …

Facebook parent Meta forecasts upbeat Q3 revenue after strong quarter
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Facebook parent Meta forecasts upbeat Q3 revenue after strong quarter

The Hindu  

Meta Platforms beat market expectations for second-quarter revenue on Wednesday and issued a rosy sales forecast for the third quarter, signalling that robust digital-ad spending on its social media platforms can cover the cost of its artificial-intelligence investments. "Any apprehensions investors may have had about Meta's spending on AI and the metaverse are likely to be allayed by this quarter's …

Meta shares surge after tech giant reports $13.5bn profit
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Meta shares surge after tech giant reports $13.5bn profit

Al Jazeera  

CEO Mark Zuckerberg says Meta AI is on track to be the most used AI assistant worldwide by the year’s end. “We had a strong quarter, and Meta AI is on track to be the most used AI assistant in the world by the end of the year,” Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said. “We’ve released the first frontier-level …

Facebook parent Meta posts stronger-than-expected Q2 results, sending shares higher after hours
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Facebook parent Meta posts stronger-than-expected Q2 results, sending shares higher after hours

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Investments in artificial intelligence will account for a significant increase in Facebook parent company Meta’s expenses in the coming year, but stronger-than-expected revenue from its advertising business was enough to reassure investors that its business is on the right track. “And unlike Google, which is grappling with making changes that will impact its core ad business, most …

AI and alt-X: Behind the hunt for more social media users
8 months ago

AI and alt-X: Behind the hunt for more social media users

Hindustan Times  

Facebook boasted more than 3.06 billion monthly active users globally, Instagram had 2 billion and YouTube 2.5 billion users. These seemingly unassailable leads, with closest rivals TikTok and Snapchat, reveal subplots within the social media ecosystem, where decentralised networks and AI are slowly emerging to prominent roles, amid a search for new audiences. Two networks that initially provided hope, Mastodon …

Mark Zuckerberg says Threads social media app has 175m users
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Mark Zuckerberg says Threads social media app has 175m users

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Threads, Meta’s social media app designed to take on Elon Musk’s X, has …

AI-generated spam is starting to fill social media. Here's why
10 months, 2 weeks ago

AI-generated spam is starting to fill social media. Here's why

NPR  

AI-generated spam is starting to fill social media. toggle caption Facebook Morris isn't the only Facebook user whose feed has started to fill up with AI-generated spam. Sponsor Message "We saw AI-generated images of everything you can imagine, from log cabins to grandmas with birthday cakes to children with masterful paintings that just simply couldn't be real," said Josh Goldstein, …

Meta introduces advanced AI tools for advertisers on Facebook, Instagram
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Meta introduces advanced AI tools for advertisers on Facebook, Instagram

India TV News  

Meta, the company that owns Facebook and Instagram, has recently enhanced its AI tool by adding new features. This tool, called Meta AI, is specifically designed for advertisers to help them create more creative Meta has stated that their aim is to assist advertisers at every step of their journey, whether it's through improving performance, generating creative ideas, or automating …

Yahoo acquires Instagram co-founders' AI news platform Artifact
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Yahoo acquires Instagram co-founders' AI news platform Artifact

The Hindu  

April 03, 2024 01:45 pm | Updated 01:48 pm IST Yahoo said on Tuesday it had acquired Instagram co-founders' AI-driven news platform, Artifact, and will incorporate its technology across the U.S. web services provider's news and other sites. The deal signals continued pain for media start-ups struggling to grow revenue at a time when Big Tech giants Alphabet and Meta …

Meta to Label AI-generated Content on Facebook, Instagram: Will Self-regulation Suffice in Deepfake Age?
1 year, 1 month ago

Meta to Label AI-generated Content on Facebook, Instagram: Will Self-regulation Suffice in Deepfake Age?

News 18  

In a groundbreaking move, Meta – the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and Threads – announced a new policy aimed at addressing the growing concern around AI-generated content. In a blog post, Nick Clegg, Meta’s president of global affairs, said: “While companies are starting to include signals in their image generators, they haven’t started including them in AI tools that …

Meta posts sharp profit, revenue increase in Q4 thanks to cost cuts and advertising rebound
1 year, 1 month ago

Meta posts sharp profit, revenue increase in Q4 thanks to cost cuts and advertising rebound

Associated Press  

Meta Platforms Inc. tripled its profit and posted sharply higher revenue in the final quarter of 2023, boosted by a rebound in digital advertising as well cost cutting and layoffs in what CEO Mark Zuckerberg called the “year of efficiency.” “The company can talk all it wants to about AI and the metaverse, but it’s still a social media company …

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was warned that Instagram and Facebook could go extinct, here is why
1 year, 3 months ago

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was warned that Instagram and Facebook could go extinct, here is why

India Today  

ChatGPT launched in November 2022 and took the world by surprise. And now, reports say that the situation was similar at Meta too, as the company's top AI scientist had warned CEO Mark Zuckerberg about the "possible extinction" of Facebook and Instagram if they didn't catch up with ChatGPT. According to a report by The New York Times, Yann LeCun, …

Meta expands earning opportunities on Instagram and Facebook: Here's what you need to know
1 year, 4 months ago

Meta expands earning opportunities on Instagram and Facebook: Here's what you need to know

India TV News  

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is rolling out new updates to help creators generate income and grow their audiences on these platforms. Instagram's Invite-Only Holiday Bonus The company is currently testing a holiday bonus program on Instagram, available by invitation only to creators in the United States, South Korea, and Japan. One Million Subscriptions on Instagram Meta …

Threads API under development to expand Instagram's capabilities
1 year, 5 months ago

Threads API under development to expand Instagram's capabilities

India TV News  

Instagram’s head Adam Mosseri has announced that the company is in the process of developing an API for Threads, Instagram's rival to Twitter. Threads have garnered around 100 million monthly users Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently announced that Threads has garnered nearly 100 million monthly users. Image Source : FILEThread and Twitter Threads would not prioritize news content …

Facebook parent Meta posts sharply higher profit in 3Q thanks to increase in ad revenue
1 year, 5 months ago

Facebook parent Meta posts sharply higher profit in 3Q thanks to increase in ad revenue

Associated Press  

Facebook parent Meta on Wednesday posted sharply higher earnings for the third quarter, boosted by an increase in advertising revenue and lower expenses after it laid off thousands of workers. “With its sustained upward trajectory, robust user engagement, and strategic cost optimizations, Meta is not only navigating choppy waters but also setting the course for uncharted territories of growth.” Meta, …

Meta's new AI assistant trained on public Facebook and Instagram posts
1 year, 6 months ago

Meta's new AI assistant trained on public Facebook and Instagram posts

The Hindu  

Meta Platforms used public Facebook and Instagram posts to train parts of its new Meta AI virtual assistant, but excluded private posts shared only with family and friends in an effort to respect consumers' privacy, the company's top policy executive told Reuters in an interview. Meta also did not use private chats on its messaging services as training data for …

Facebook Trains Its AI on Your Data. Opting Out May Be Futile
1 year, 6 months ago

Facebook Trains Its AI on Your Data. Opting Out May Be Futile

Wired  

As Meta, the company behind Facebook, continues to develop its generative artificial intelligence tools, you can now request the removal of some of the personal data the company uses to train its AI model. The company added a new form to one of its help centers titled “Generative AI Data Subject Rights at Facebook.” With this form, you can request …

Facebook scraps multimillion-pound funding scheme as Sir Nick Clegg project fails
1 year, 6 months ago

Facebook scraps multimillion-pound funding scheme as Sir Nick Clegg project fails

The Telegraph  

Facebook’s Community News scheme was previously described by Sir Nick as something that “keeps journalism sustainable”. At the time of the tab’s 2018 launch, Facebook was under fire for allowing Russian troll farms to spread disinformation, including one notorious fake news factory linked to late Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin. The Community News scheme helped Meta deflect criticism that its …

Mark Zuckerberg promises more features for Threads as users leave the platform
1 year, 7 months ago

Mark Zuckerberg promises more features for Threads as users leave the platform

The Hindu  

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday shared that new features were coming to the recently launched text-based social media app Threads, including custom alt-text for photos and videos, a mention button for users, and the ability to directly share a post to Instagram DMs. Threads, which quickly collected 100 million sign-ups within a week of launch, has seen over half …

Facebook parent Meta posts higher profit, revenue for Q2 as advertising rebounds
1 year, 8 months ago

Facebook parent Meta posts higher profit, revenue for Q2 as advertising rebounds

Associated Press  

Facebook parent company Meta Platforms posted stronger-than-expected results for the second quarter on Wednesday, buoyed by a rebound in online advertising after a post-pandemic slump. Analysts, on average, were expecting earnings of $2.91 per share on revenue of $31.08 billion, according to a poll by FactSet Research. Squeezed by a slump in online advertising and uncertainty around the global economy, …

Facebook’s Meta launches ‘Twitter killer’ social network Threads
1 year, 8 months ago

Facebook’s Meta launches ‘Twitter killer’ social network Threads

Al Jazeera  

Mark Zuckerberg launches Twitter rival in bid to capitalise on turmoil at Twitter under Elon Musk. Instagram owner Meta has launched its new social media network Threads, aiming to capitalise on the turmoil at Twitter under billionaire owner Elon Musk. Zuckerberg’s launch of the platform dubbed a “Twitter killer” by some tech analysts is seen as a direct challenge to …

Meta Is Mostly Back in the Facebook Business
1 year, 11 months ago

Meta Is Mostly Back in the Facebook Business

Live Mint  

The chief executive of Facebook-parent Meta Platforms announced the “Year of Efficiency" as his major theme for the company in its last earnings report three months ago. And operating margins for the company’s Family of Apps segment that reflects its core social-network advertising business did even better, bouncing back to 40% following two quarters of a record low 34%. The …

Facebook owner Meta touts AI might as digital ads boost outlook, shares
1 year, 11 months ago

Facebook owner Meta touts AI might as digital ads boost outlook, shares

The Hindu  

Meta Platforms Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday that AI was helping the company boost traffic to Facebook and Instagram and earn more in ad sales, as it forecast quarterly revenue well above analyst expectations. "I think similar to Alphabet, a lot of Meta's AI investments have gone into the advertiser side," said James Cordwell, analyst at Atlantic Equities. …

Facebook parent Meta posts solid 1Q results, stock soars
1 year, 11 months ago

Facebook parent Meta posts solid 1Q results, stock soars

Associated Press  

Facebook parent company Meta’s first-quarter results surpassed Wall Street’s modest expectations on both profit and revenue, sending its stock soaring in after-hours trading. “We’re also becoming more efficient so we can build better products faster and put ourselves in a stronger position to deliver our long term vision.” Meta Platforms Inc. said Wednesday it earned $5.71 billion, or $2.20 per …

Boost for Mark Zuckerberg as Facebook-owner Meta breaks year-long slump
1 year, 11 months ago

Boost for Mark Zuckerberg as Facebook-owner Meta breaks year-long slump

The Telegraph  

Shares in Facebook’s parent company Meta soared last night as it broke a losing streak to post its first rise in sales in a year. However, profits fell by 24pc and the company revealed a big drop in sales at its virtual reality division, showing that Mark Zuckerberg’s expensive bet on the metaverse is stuttering. The company’s overall revenue rise, …

Meta launches paid subscription: What will it offer and who will benefit?
2 years, 1 month ago

Meta launches paid subscription: What will it offer and who will benefit?

Firstpost  

The new service will cost $11.99 a month for users who sign up via the Internet and $14.99 for those using mobile apps. The subscription will be voluntary and only users who are over the age of 18 will be allowed to subscribe San Francisco: Meta platform users will soon be able to follow in Twitter denizens’ footsteps in affixing …

Meta's Q3 Sales Slip 4%. Mark Zuckerberg Says 3.7 Billion People Use One Of Meta's Apps Monthly
2 years, 5 months ago

Meta's Q3 Sales Slip 4%. Mark Zuckerberg Says 3.7 Billion People Use One Of Meta's Apps Monthly

ABP News  

Meta was logged a 4 per cent year-on-year revenue loss, while missing Wall Street estimates on the bottom line in the third quarter as significant metaverse investments continued to eat into earnings, reported Variety. Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms, in his Facebook statement said 3.7 billion people use one of Meta's apps monthly. Meta clocked total revenue …

Facebook parent Meta’s revenue, profit decline amid ad slump
2 years, 5 months ago

Facebook parent Meta’s revenue, profit decline amid ad slump

Associated Press  

Facebook parent Meta on Wednesday reported that its revenue declined for a second consecutive quarter, hurt by falling advertising sales as it faces competition from TikTok’s wildly popular video app. “We’re approaching 2023 with a focus on prioritization and efficiency that will help us navigate the current environment and emerge an even stronger company.” Meta said it expects staffing levels …

As Meta’s revenue decline accelerates, shares sink 14 percent
2 years, 5 months ago

As Meta’s revenue decline accelerates, shares sink 14 percent

Al Jazeera  

A weak holiday quarter forecast knocked about $40bn from Meta’s stock market value in extended trade. Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc has forecast a weak holiday quarter and significantly more losses from Metaverse investments next year, sending shares down 14 percent. The Facebook parent company beat estimates for quarterly revenue, which fell 4 percent to $27.7bn in the third quarter …

Would YOU pay to use Facebook and Instagram? Meta plans for 'possible paid features,' memo shows
2 years, 6 months ago

Would YOU pay to use Facebook and Instagram? Meta plans for 'possible paid features,' memo shows

Daily Mail  

Meta is setting up a product organization to identify new 'possible paid features' for its family of popular apps in the wake of seeing its advertising business severely impacted by Apple's ad tracking changes, a new internal memo reveals. Scroll down for video Meta is setting up a product organization to identify new 'possible paid features' for its family of …

Big Tech Can’t Stop Obsessing Over Apple and TikTok
55 years, 2 months ago

Big Tech Can’t Stop Obsessing Over Apple and TikTok

Wired  

On July 26, Alphabet, the parent company of Google and YouTube, announced its results. “Now they’re playing catchup—and users seem set to have not one but three apps dominated by vertical video.” Instagram chief Adam Mosseri has already decided to dial back some of the more significant changes to the app after a public outcry, but the company is still …

Meta looks like a ‘house of kards’
2 years, 8 months ago

Meta looks like a ‘house of kards’

Live Mint  

Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian have apparently downgraded Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms. Meta’s shares fell moderately in after hours trading immediately following the report, cushioned by weak social-media competitor results last week and the biggest tech stock rally since 2020 on Fed policy optimism on Wednesday. To keep things hot amid pressure from ByteDance’s short-form video app TikTok, …

Facebook parent company Meta reports first-ever losses for global tech giant
2 years, 8 months ago

Facebook parent company Meta reports first-ever losses for global tech giant

ABC  

Facebook and Instagram's parent company Meta has posted its first-ever revenue decline, dragged down by a drop in ad spending as the economy falters, and increasing competition from rival TikTok. Key points: Global instability, slowdown in the ad market, and competition from TikTok contribute to the losses Meta has drawn high-profile criticism over platforms like Instagram as users shift to …

Facebook parent Meta posts first revenue decline in history
2 years, 8 months ago

Facebook parent Meta posts first revenue decline in history

Associated Press  

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, posted its first revenue decline in history Thursday, dragged down by a drop in ad spending as the economy falters — and as competition from rival TikTok intensifies. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Meta is slowing its pace of investments and plans to “steadily reduce” employee growth after a hiring blitz earlier this …

As Zuckerberg bets on TikTok-style videos, Meta heads for first-ever revenue drop
2 years, 8 months ago

As Zuckerberg bets on TikTok-style videos, Meta heads for first-ever revenue drop

The Hindu  

Meta's future may lie in the metaverse, but when the company reports results on Wednesday, investors will be focused on two more immediate bets: pumping up short-video offering Reels to compete with TikTok and rebuilding its ads system after Apple throttled access to user data. Meta is also investing heavily to rebuild its ads system around its own user data, …

Facebook suffers first ever fall in revenues as advertising slows
2 years, 8 months ago

Facebook suffers first ever fall in revenues as advertising slows

The Telegraph  

Mr Zuckerberg, 38, bet big on the metaverse last year in an effort to return the company to growth. On Wednesday, the US Federal Trade Commission filed an injunction to block Meta’s purchase of Within, a virtual reality company, and accused Mr Zuckerberg of an “illegal acquisition to expand virtual reality empire”. Revenues from its WhatsApp messaging app and virtual …

Facebook's parent company reports a drop in revenue for the first time ever
2 years, 8 months ago

Facebook's parent company reports a drop in revenue for the first time ever

NPR  

Facebook's parent company reports a drop in revenue for the first time ever Enlarge this image toggle caption Noah Berger/AFP via Getty Images Noah Berger/AFP via Getty Images Facebook parent Meta was hit with a double whammy in the last three months: revenue fell for the first time ever and profit shrank for the third straight quarter, amid growing competition …

Facebook is in trouble. Its escape plan: Turn into TikTok
2 years, 8 months ago

Facebook is in trouble. Its escape plan: Turn into TikTok

LA Times  

On a quarterly earnings call, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said Meta Platforms’ products will lean into algorithmic recommendation — a trend that has frustrated some users. “One of the main transformations in our business right now is that social feeds are going from being driven primarily by the people and accounts you follow to increasingly also being driven by AI …

Meta is changing Facebook, Instagram to look more like its trendier rival TikTok
2 years, 8 months ago

Meta is changing Facebook, Instagram to look more like its trendier rival TikTok

Live Mint  

Facebook and Instagram users may be in a for a surprise, albeit a good one. According to Bloomberg report, the Facebook parent company is changing the way it shows users posts and videos on its flagship social network, part of an effort to get people to watch content from accounts they don’t already follow and better compete with the video …

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg delivers harsh message to employees
2 years, 8 months ago

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg delivers harsh message to employees

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As tech stocks take a tumble amid a broader market downturn, Meta chief …

Mark Zuckerberg thinks a billion people will join him in the metaverse
2 years, 9 months ago

Mark Zuckerberg thinks a billion people will join him in the metaverse

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Mark Zuckerberg has predicted that a billion people will join his virtual reality …

Social media hammered by mounting questions over advertising
2 years, 10 months ago

Social media hammered by mounting questions over advertising

Associated Press  

Social media has had a rough 2022 with lingering questions about advertising spending, political ads and a $44 billion takeover of Twitter that may or may not be happening, depending on which Elon Musk tweet you read. Social media companies are competing for the same pool of advertising money that is increasingly under threat from spiking inflation and also changes …

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