Users Abandon Facebook After Cambridge Analytica Findings

Post by juststeve » Thu, Mar 22, 2018, 5:58 AM UTC

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bogomipz wrote: post #107

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>"Their monopoly over internet infrastructure in some developing countries" In which developing countries does Facebook have a "monopoly" over internet infrastructure?

Facebook has been actively targeting developing countries that lack Internet infrastructure. They offer a walled garden consisting of Facebook and a few other sites for free. They initially called it Internet.org, but it’s since been renamed Free Basics. I guess the concern is that people will confuse Facebook for the Internet, and they’ll think they’re getting the Internet for free. It then becomes very difficult fo…

Post by vermilingua » Thu, Mar 22, 2018, 6:10 AM UTC

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I'd argue a lot if not probably the majority of users of Facebook are read only. What matters is really whether the minority of users who actively post are leaving or not. These are the most affected by privacy concerns. Once enough of them do, the platform dries out and its end will accelerate.

>What matters is really whether the minority of users who actively post are leaving or not. I see it differently. Looking at it from a stats perspective, people who just login and don't scroll are also pretty valuable for Facebook since they're still come under the DAU and MAU numbers. They're counted for the ad impressions, and subsequently ad revenue. Even though Facebook has prioritized friends' posts, bulk of the…

Post by rtpg » Thu, Mar 22, 2018, 6:13 AM UTC

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I hope I'm wrong but I think this in no way bringing facebook down. Keeping in touch with friends & family is too important to ditch entirely, and having everyone switch to a different platform is very hard. That said, my whole extended family uses whats app nowadays...

Good thing Facebook owns WhatsApp and Instagram. They’ll be fine. Losing a few million won’t hurt since they have > 1 Billion users

Post by VVyattPrentice » Thu, Mar 22, 2018, 6:16 AM UTC

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kercker wrote: post #25

"The hashtag #DeleteFacebook appeared more than 10,000 times on Twitter within a two-hour period on Wednesday, according to the analytics service ExportTweet. On Tuesday, it was mentioned 40,398 times, according to the analytics service Digimind." Is this really such a big deal for Facebook? Suppose 50000 persons delete their Facebook everyday, then it will just lose 1,825,0000 users one year, not counting new users…

But, how many of those people are active to any meaningful extent? Also, Facebook relies on a critical mass of users; if 75% of my friends leave, I'll probably leave, then large swaths of the social networks begins unthreading?

Post by Reedx » Thu, Mar 22, 2018, 6:24 AM UTC

osrec wrote: post #148

oh-kumudo wrote: post #138

CA scandal is just a final push. I kinda stopped using FB like half a year ago, for that I don't really know what I could get from this platform. Viral videos, nope. Sensationalized editorial with an angry face attached below, nope. Friends having party like no tomorrow, fine. But there are so many of them, and they are kinda repetitive. Since it is public and real name social network, I have to be extra careful shar…

That's how it starts. The clever folk quit first (they also start first) as they can clearly identify with their intrinsic dislike of the platform. The less clever take a little while longer to realise how much they're hating it too, often getting suckered by cheap tricks used by the platform to keep them hooked. They will figure it out soon enough though! I think I'll probably start shorting some Facebook stock in t…