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posted by mrpg on Thursday March 07 2019, @12:00PM   Printer-friendly
from the peek-poke dept.

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U.S. users are leaving Facebook by the millions, Edison Research says

All the bad press about Facebook might be catching up to the company. New numbers from Edison Research show an an estimated 15 million fewer users in the United States compared to 2017. The biggest drop is in the very desirable 12- to 34-year-old group. Marketplace Tech got a first look at Edison's latest social media research. It revealed almost 80 percent of people in the U.S. are posting, tweeting or snapping, but fewer are going to Facebook. Marketplace's Kimberly Adams talked with Larry Rosin, president of Edison Research.

[...] Adams: But if we look at Facebook's earnings report, they are still reporting an increasing number of active users. What's behind the difference between what the company is saying and what your survey found?

Rosin: When they're producing those numbers, they're typically talking about their global platform. This is a survey just of the USA. Furthermore, we're asking about usage. We're saying, "Do you currently use Facebook?" Facebook is probably measuring it on, "Do you ever open the app, or do you ever use it on any level?"


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 07 2019, @06:10PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 07 2019, @06:10PM (#811256)

    Just because I look and sound like Gabby Hayes does not mean I use Facebook.

  • (Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 07 2019, @06:13PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 07 2019, @06:13PM (#811258)

    P.S. I forgot to add "Dadgummit!". The mind must be going.

    • (Score: 2) by stretch611 on Thursday March 07 2019, @08:21PM (1 child)

      by stretch611 (6199) on Thursday March 07 2019, @08:21PM (#811326)

      Get off my lawn!!!

      --
      Now with 5 covid vaccine shots/boosters altering my DNA :P
      • (Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 08 2019, @04:40AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 08 2019, @04:40AM (#811459)

        P.S. I forgot to add "Dadgummit!". The mind must be going.