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> There are barely more people checking Facebook every day compared to previous quarter. Even worse, Facebook’s user base shrank in Europe. Facebook is still growing, but it’s clear that GDPR combined with a saturated market aren’t helping the company.

Facebook is running some desperate ads to try to compensate for this. Literally: "Join Facebook, it's FREE! 2 billion people already have!"



The NYC subway ones are straight dystopian:

https://media.wired.com/photos/5ae2367a7e275409d957991e/mast...


War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.


Facebook, Inc. - the company behind the stock - is more than just Facebook.com. They also run Instagram, which is doing great and WhatsApp which still has huge potential as wel


Facebook, Inc. - the company behind the stock - is more than just Facebook.com. They also run Instagram, which is doing great and WhatsApp which still has huge potential as wel [sic]

What are you getting at? Facebook, Inc. itself is obviously worried about Facebook.com fading, and is not content to rely on Instagram and WhatsApp for its future. If it was, it'd rebrand itself as Instagram, Inc. and maybe sell off Facebook.com to a private equity fund for disposal. These ads confirm its anxiety.




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