Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
For years, Facebook has been, and still is, the most used social networking platform in the world. Despite this, many users have reported that the platform “feels dead” to them. Today, we will be investigating why the platform has denigrated within the past couple of years. From AI taking over, to hackers galore, Facebook is not what it once was. Let me know what you all think about Facebook, especially if you are or have been an active user of the platform. I hope you allenjoy the video!
✓Sources✓
➤LeMonde- Is Facebook outdated? https://www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/article/2024/02/04/is-facebook-outdated-twenty-years-on-why-the-social-network-is-still-the-most-popular_6491691_13.html\
➤The Guardian- Facebook loses users theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/feb/06/first-time-history-facebook-decline-has-tech-giant-begun-crumble
➤The Drum- Facebook and its users are not getting younger thedrum.com/opinion/2024/03/13/facebook-s-not-getting-any-younger-neither-are-its-users
➤Buzzfeed- Worst Facebook Marketplace items buzzfeed.com/hannahmarder/most-horrible-things-listed-on-facebook-marketplace
➤Wired- Marketplace is being ruined by scammers wired.com/story/zelle-scammers-are-ruining-facebook-marketplace
➤Vox- Facebook hackers vox.com/technology/2023/9/28/23892964/facebook-account-hacked-theft-stolen-online-scams-meta
➤Rest of World- Singapore’s ecommerce scams restofworld.org/2024/singapore-scams-meta
➤Techxplore- FTC Facebook case techxplore.com/news/2024-06-meta-withheld-instagram-whatsapp-ftc.html
➤Wikipedia- cross-device tracking en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-device_tracking
➤Vox- Corona misinfo on Facebook vox.com/technology/2023/9/16/23875579/facebook-meta-vaccine-covid-19-misinformation-study
➤Fortune- Gen Z uses Facebook less fortune.com/2023/05/08/facebook-fights-for-relevance-gen-z-turns-away-old-people-mark-zuckerberg
➤The Daily Beast- Seniors falling for AI thedailybeast.com/how-seniors-are-falling-for-ai-generated-pics-on-facebook
➤Meta request FTC to dismiss claims theverge.com/2024/4/5/24121968/meta-motion-for-summary-judgment-ftc-monopoly-lawsuit
➤Russia 2016 meddling time.com/5565991/russia-influence-2016-election
➤Wired- Russian Facebook ads wired.com/story/russian-facebook-ads-targeted-us-voters-before-2016-election
➤Cambridge data leak theguardian.com/news/2018/mar/17/cambridge-analytica-facebook-influence-us-election
➤Facebook Wikipedia- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook
➤Thought Co- Facebook history thoughtco.com/who-invented-facebook-1991791
➤The Guardian- Dead internet theory theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/30/techscape-artificial-intelligence-bots-dead-internet-theory
➤Tech.co- Dead internet theory tech.co/news/what-is-dead-internet-theory
➤Political bias- itif.org/publications/2023/10/26/the-facts-behind-allegations-of-political-bias-on-social-media
➤Twitter admits bias- theguardian.com/technology/2021/oct/22/twitter-admits-bias-in-algorithm-for-rightwing-politicians-and-news-outlets
➤Facebook age demographics- oberlo.com/statistics/facebook-age-demographics
➤The Conversation- Dead internet theconversation.com/the-dead-internet-theory-makes-eerie-claims-about-an-ai-run-web-the-truth-is-more-sinister-229609
➤Misinfo- https://today.tamu.edu/2023/06/30/visual-misinformation-is-widespread-on-facebook-and-often-undercounted-by-researchers/
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➤Classic Horror 1 - Dark World by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
➤Atlantis by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
➤Earnest by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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➤Footage- iPhone 14 Pro Max
➤Audio Equipment- Rode NT1 5th Generation and Rode PSA 1 Boom Arm (iPhone 14 Pro Max audio used during certain footage)
➤Editing Software- Final Cut Pro on 2019 MacBook Pro
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For years, Facebook has been, and still is, the most used social networking platform in the world. Despite this, many users have reported that the platform “feels dead” to them. Today, we will be investigating why the platform has denigrated within the past couple of years. From AI taking over, to hackers galore, Facebook is not what it once was. Let me know what you all think about Facebook, especially if you are or have been an active user of the platform. I hope you allenjoy the video!
✓Sources✓
➤LeMonde- Is Facebook outdated? https://www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/article/2024/02/04/is-facebook-outdated-twenty-years-on-why-the-social-network-is-still-the-most-popular_6491691_13.html\
➤The Guardian- Facebook loses users theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/feb/06/first-time-history-facebook-decline-has-tech-giant-begun-crumble
➤The Drum- Facebook and its users are not getting younger thedrum.com/opinion/2024/03/13/facebook-s-not-getting-any-younger-neither-are-its-users
➤Buzzfeed- Worst Facebook Marketplace items buzzfeed.com/hannahmarder/most-horrible-things-listed-on-facebook-marketplace
➤Wired- Marketplace is being ruined by scammers wired.com/story/zelle-scammers-are-ruining-facebook-marketplace
➤Vox- Facebook hackers vox.com/technology/2023/9/28/23892964/facebook-account-hacked-theft-stolen-online-scams-meta
➤Rest of World- Singapore’s ecommerce scams restofworld.org/2024/singapore-scams-meta
➤Techxplore- FTC Facebook case techxplore.com/news/2024-06-meta-withheld-instagram-whatsapp-ftc.html
➤Wikipedia- cross-device tracking en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-device_tracking
➤Vox- Corona misinfo on Facebook vox.com/technology/2023/9/16/23875579/facebook-meta-vaccine-covid-19-misinformation-study
➤Fortune- Gen Z uses Facebook less fortune.com/2023/05/08/facebook-fights-for-relevance-gen-z-turns-away-old-people-mark-zuckerberg
➤The Daily Beast- Seniors falling for AI thedailybeast.com/how-seniors-are-falling-for-ai-generated-pics-on-facebook
➤Meta request FTC to dismiss claims theverge.com/2024/4/5/24121968/meta-motion-for-summary-judgment-ftc-monopoly-lawsuit
➤Russia 2016 meddling time.com/5565991/russia-influence-2016-election
➤Wired- Russian Facebook ads wired.com/story/russian-facebook-ads-targeted-us-voters-before-2016-election
➤Cambridge data leak theguardian.com/news/2018/mar/17/cambridge-analytica-facebook-influence-us-election
➤Facebook Wikipedia- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook
➤Thought Co- Facebook history thoughtco.com/who-invented-facebook-1991791
➤The Guardian- Dead internet theory theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/30/techscape-artificial-intelligence-bots-dead-internet-theory
➤Tech.co- Dead internet theory tech.co/news/what-is-dead-internet-theory
➤Political bias- itif.org/publications/2023/10/26/the-facts-behind-allegations-of-political-bias-on-social-media
➤Twitter admits bias- theguardian.com/technology/2021/oct/22/twitter-admits-bias-in-algorithm-for-rightwing-politicians-and-news-outlets
➤Facebook age demographics- oberlo.com/statistics/facebook-age-demographics
➤The Conversation- Dead internet theconversation.com/the-dead-internet-theory-makes-eerie-claims-about-an-ai-run-web-the-truth-is-more-sinister-229609
➤Misinfo- https://today.tamu.edu/2023/06/30/visual-misinformation-is-widespread-on-facebook-and-often-undercounted-by-researchers/
✓Music Used✓
➤Classic Horror 1 - Dark World by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
➤Atlantis by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
➤Earnest by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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✓Extra Info✓
➤Footage- iPhone 14 Pro Max
➤Audio Equipment- Rode NT1 5th Generation and Rode PSA 1 Boom Arm (iPhone 14 Pro Max audio used during certain footage)
➤Editing Software- Final Cut Pro on 2019 MacBook Pro
➤Thumbnail- Canva Pro
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All clips, sounds, and images belong to their respective owners.
