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Why Meta's share price collapse is good news for the future of social media

Facebook may not be the original social media platform but it has stood the test of time – until recently. Meta, the company that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, saw its value plummet by around $80 billion (£69 billion) in just one day at the end of October, after its…

The Conversation

Michael Hiltzik: Meta and Twitter show the drawbacks of giving self-satisfied billionaires too much power

Back in the prehistoric era — in 2012, when Facebook staged one of the most hyped initial public stock offerings of all time — I warned the company's newly minted shareholders that they had become wedded to Mark Zuckerberg.

Los Angeles Times

‘He is poised to open the floodgates’: can Twitter survive Elon Musk – or even thrive?

Since buying it, the billionaire has wasted no time shaking up the struggling social media firm, cutting staff and introducing fees. But can he make the platform matter again – or will it become a hellscape of hateful content and misinformation?

The Guardian - UK

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EXCLUSIVE: Meta Bear, Meta Bull Go Head-To-Head Over Social Media Stock

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) slumped 24.5% last week on the heels of its earnings report as investors digested the miss, and weak fourth-quarter outlook.

Benzinga

Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse is a joke not shared by investors

Meta’s share price is down 73% in 2022 but Facebook investors can’t force the boss to change course

The Guardian - UK

Could Elon Musk’s era spell the end of social media billionaires?

Twitter’s biggest tryhard has taken over the platform, but the social media industry could be heading for multiple crises, says tech writer Richard Seymour

The Guardian - UK

Will plunging shares end big tech’s era of ‘pornographic’ profits?

After the astonishing wealth earned during lockdown, investors fear times may never be as good again for Silicon Valley’s giants

The Guardian - US

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Musk and Zuckerberg show how much certain men are willing to pay for power

They've destroyed billions of their own money in the pursuit of ever greater influence.

Axios

Kanye West makes Twitter comeback after $44billion takeover by 'friend' Elon Musk

Kanye West is back on Twitter amid backlash for his vile anti-Semitic tweet following a $44billion takeover from his 'friend' and world's richest man Elon Musk

Daily Mirror

Meta Is Losing Money At Zuck-Neck Speeds Which I Hope Means We May Soon Be Free Of The Zuck

It's seen Meta days.

Pedestrian.tv

Ford v. Meta: Two very different paths to the future

It's hard to know which one is right.

Axios

Meta shares dip is proof metaverse plan never really had legs

Virtual reality gamble is not paying off as Mark Zuckerberg appears to be going out on a limb with avatars

The Guardian - UK

2023 An 'Investment Year' For Meta Platforms: Why These 6 Analysts Are Lowering Price Targets After Q3 Earnings

Analysts are lowering their price targets on Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) after the company reported third-quarter financial results Wednesday

Benzinga

Parmy Olson: Zuckerberg should focus on the midterms, not the metaverse

You have to hand it to Mark Zuckerberg. In the face of criticism about the radical strategic shift he has chosen for Facebook, he is stubbornly focused on turning it into a metaverse company. Other tech billionaires may lash out at dissent, but Zuckerberg remains stoic, tuning out the noise…

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The Conversation

Is the metaverse really the future of work?

According to Mark Zuckerberg, the “metaverse” – which the Meta founder describes as “an embodied internet, where instead of just viewing content – you are in it” – will radically change our lives.

Daily Mirror

Kanye West slams Mark Zuckerberg for 'kicking' Donald Trump off social media

Kanye West has claimed Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg 'thinks he is the government' as he criticised the decision to ban himself and Donald Trump from social media

Daily Mirror

Watch Kanye West storm out of Piers Morgan chat as he's grilled on 'racist' tweet

The moment Kanye West stormed out of a bombshell interview with Piers Morgan, talking all things Kim Kardashian, George Floyd's family, Donald Trump, freedom of speech and Ye's anti-Semitic Tweet

Asharq Al-Awsat

Meta Working to Speed Up Metaverse, but Success Far from Certain

A year after rebranding itself from Facebook into Meta, the social network titan is striving to make the metaverse a routine part of daily life, offering users new features and promoting new virtual reality gear. But analysts say the company has toned down the hype a bit as it struggles…

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The Independent UK

Meta hits back in fight with FTC over VR company acquisition

Facebook parent Meta struck back in its legal battle with federal regulators over its proposed acquisition of virtual-reality company Within Unlimited and its fitness app Supernatural

Inverse

Why Meta is making a big deal out of new VR avatars with legs

Meta is updating its VR avatars with a suite of new features, but the most important (somehow) is legs.

The Guardian - US

Stephen Colbert: ‘By the grace of God, sometimes bad things happen to Alex Jones’

Late-night hosts discuss the Alex Jones verdict and evidence Donald Trump has even more classified documents

USA Today Sports Media Group

UFC announces Meta partnership for live and on-demand MMA events in VR on Fight Pass

It appears the speculation about the reason for Mark Zuckerberg's appearance at UFC Fight Night 211 can end.

The Guardian - US

Whistleblower Frances Haugen on the alliance to hold social media accountable: ‘We need to act now’

The former Facebook manager joins the Council for Responsible Social Media, a new coalition created to press big tech to change

The Guardian - UK

Meta’s virtual reality project will finally have legs – literally

Avatars in Mark Zuckerberg’s Horizon have so far hovered above ground with bodies ending at waist

Axios

Meta's new VR headset doesn't solve old problems

It's easier to talk about the promise of the future than the challenges of the present.

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