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Sezen Bakan

‘Unprecedented moment’: Why Facebook is declining and what it means for social media

Mark Zuckerberg and his social media brainchild have suffered a rough start to the year. Photo: TND/Getty/AAP

This week’s massive Facebook downturn may be just the start of the problems for Mark Zuckerberg’s revamped Meta Platforms, with fears Instagram could take a hit as users migrate to ‘cooler’ social media platforms.

Billions were wiped off the value of Facebook’s parent company, Meta, with investors shaken by annual results that showed a dip in new users, questionable investments and a damaged reputation.

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