Social media, particularly platforms like Facebook, has shifted from facilitating personal connections to becoming digital media outlets dominated by entertainment content. Over the past decade, the nature of engagement has changed, with users increasingly consuming broadcasted material and A.I.-generated content rather than interacting with their friends. Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged this transformation during his testimony in the F.T.C.'s antitrust trial against Meta, pointing out a significant decline in the time users spend viewing friends' content. The F.T.C. argues that this shift underscores Meta's monopolistic practices in the social media landscape.
Zuckerberg admitted that social media has shifted towards entertainment rather than interpersonal communication, as Meta's data shows a drop in time spent engaging with friends' content.
The F.T.C. alleges that Meta has maintained an illegal monopoly, citing the decline in users' engagement with friends' posts as a sign of the platform's transformation.
Collection
[
|
...
]