Facebook considers giving up and becoming TikTok
Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews.Facebook is planning some big changes to try and keep its users from jumping to rival social platforms like TikTok — changes that sound dubiously similar to becoming a TikTok clone. These tests are driven by Facebook observing that “video is where conversations are happening, communities are forming, and even commerce is starting to take place” — placing Meta’s original social media platform at risk of falling behind. Meta launched Reels for Instagram in 2020 to better compete with TikTok, and now it’s trying to do something similar with Facebook.
- ▪Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews.Facebook is planning some big changes to try and keep its users from jumping to rival social platforms like TikTok — changes that sound dubiously similar to becoming a
- ▪These tests are driven by Facebook observing that “video is where conversations are happening, communities are forming, and even commerce is starting to take place” — placing Meta’s original social media platform at risk of falling behind.
- ▪Meta launched Reels for Instagram in 2020 to better compete with TikTok, and now it’s trying to do something similar with Facebook.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 7 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ What if Facebook just becomes TikTok? We may find out soon. — Business Insider
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