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Zuckerberg Admits Facebook's Decline, Scraps Friends List Plan

4/18/2025

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Story summary

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged Facebook's waning cultural relevance in 2022.
Internal emails showed he contemplated removing users' friends lists to increase engagement.
He intended to trial this approach in a smaller country but later scrapped the plan.
The FTC introduced these emails in an antitrust trial against Meta.
Meta is prioritizing improvements to Facebook's user experience and interface.

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Story summary

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged Facebook's waning cultural relevance in 2022.
Internal emails showed he contemplated removing users' friends lists to increase engagement.
He intended to trial this approach in a smaller country but later scrapped the plan.
The FTC introduced these emails in an antitrust trial against Meta.
Meta is prioritizing improvements to Facebook's user experience and interface.