Title: Facebook Usage Declined and the 3 Reasons Why
Headings: Facebook Usage Declined and the 3 Reasons Why
Facebook Usage Declined and the 3 Reasons Why
For the first time ever, usage of Facebook went down.
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1. Increased Distrust of Facebook
2. Increased Discord on Facebook
3. Increased Disinterest in Facebook
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Distrust. Discord. Disinterest. These are the 3 reasons for Facebook’s decline in usage.
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1. Increased Distrust of Facebook
It hasn’t been a great year for Facebook as an organization. The mainstream media has consistently covered Facebook’s role (or at least complicity) in the world of “fake news.” When you combine this with the company’s other missteps in the areas of privacy and accountability, you end up with an environment where the users of the platform may not fully trust the motives and judgment of those that operate the platform. Given that Facebook has access to many of our most important personal data points, photos, and feelings, a drop in trust could create a drop in usage.