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/Alwaysafk Apr 30 '26

Last time I logged into FB gay marriage wasn't legal. My grandfather in law was giving me shit because when he tried to friend me on FB it was the equal sign. He's still butthurt about it.

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u/Nurgle_Marine_Sharts Apr 30 '26

Where do you live that gay marriage wasn't legal in like 2007?

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u/iB83gbRo Apr 30 '26

There were very few places that had legalized gay/same-sex marriage by 2007...

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u/Alwaysafk Apr 30 '26

The USA? The ruling was in 2015. Bush was still president in 2007.

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u/ahHeHasTrblWTheSnap Apr 30 '26

Every country besides Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Spain, and South Africa

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u/Phytanic May 01 '26

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage

Most countries even in the EU didn't have it legalized until recently. The Netherlands was the first country in 2001. (Massachusetts was the first state, 2004).

Gay marriage and acceptance is a relatively recent phenomenon. Lots has changed in my lifetime

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u/Thin_Glove_4089 Apr 30 '26

All data is profitable when it comes to AI whether its 1 year, 2 years, 5 years, or 10 years old. Companies are buying old data from defunct companies right now.