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Anti-social: It's fads, not friends, which now dominate social media feeds
Major social media platforms including TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook have shifted from prioritizing personal friend and family content to algorithm-driven entertainment feeds to maximize ad revenue, leading to declining active user posting rates across the US, UK, and France, and a migration of personal social interactions to private messaging tools like WhatsApp. Platforms have seen growing ad revenue, with Meta projected to overtake Google in ad sales in 2026, while Gen Z users disproportionately use social media for passive entertainment rather than active social connection.
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Anti-social: It's fads, not friends, which now dominate social media feeds
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