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.
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