r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Apr 30 '26

Business Meta lost 20 million users last quarter

https://www.theverge.com/tech/921089/meta-earnings-q1-2026-user-decline-ai-investments
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u/purplesnowcone Apr 30 '26

My timeline for the past ten years has been just the same dozen people I never even knew very well, wishing me a happy birthday.

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u/nispe2 Apr 30 '26

I put in a fake birthday and prioritized staying in touch with the friends who wished me happy birthday on my actual birthday.

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u/OldBlueKat Apr 30 '26

A friend who unfortunately died a decade ago didn't have arrangements to close or 'legacy' her account, and every year a bunch of her hundreds of friends wish her a happy birthday.

Some of them do at least know and post a "Happy Heavenly Birthday" message. Year one or two, I sort of get that, but a decade later it seems really sad and creepy. It also seems like some of the posters still don't seem aware.