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The day Facebook started to shrink
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The day Facebook started to shrink

After an all-time run, the social network may be coming down to earth

Casey Newton
Feb 3
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The Facebook 'F' logo resting on a blue backdrop (Deeksha Pahariya / Unsplash)
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For all the turmoil of the past five or so years, Facebook has always been able to count on the stability of its core businesses. Whatever outrage it was facing from users, advertisers, or regulators, Facebook’s quarterly earnings report would always reveal that the social network was growing nonetheless. By last quarter, a …

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