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Meta and Google Face User Exodus to AI Chatbots

5/12/2025

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Meta and Google are grappling with dwindling user engagement, as highlighted in recent antitrust trials. Executives acknowledged that younger audiences are drifting towards AI chatbots instead of Facebook and traditional Google searches. With legal battles looming, the future of Google's dominance hangs in the balance, prompting a surge of innovation, including smart glasses.

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Meta and Google are grappling with dwindling user engagement, as highlighted in recent antitrust trials. Executives acknowledged that younger audiences are drifting towards AI chatbots instead of Facebook and traditional Google searches. With legal battles looming, the future of Google's dominance hangs in the balance, prompting a surge of innovation, including smart glasses.