Zuckerberg concerned over Facebook's fading cultural relevance: Reveals internal mails

The emails, dating April 2022, were part of the proceedings in the anti-trust case against Meta

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Published: Apr 19, 2025 10:04 AM  | 1 min read
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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has been concerned about the social media platform losing out on cultural relevance, media networks said quoting internal mails that date back to April 2022.

The exchanges were between Zuckerberg and Facebook head Tom Alison.

These emails surfaced during the proceedings of the anti-trust case against Meta.

As per media reports, one of the mails attributed to Zuckerberg reads: “Even though the FB app’s engagement is steady in many places, it feels like its cultural relevance is decreasing quickly and I worry that this may be a leading indicator of future health issues.”

Zuckerberg had said that despite strong performances by Instagram and WhatsApp, Facebook's future could be affected if its relevance was on the downward slide.

The emails also reveal that the Meta Founder had spoken about his preference for 'following' compared to 'friending'.

Published On: Apr 19, 2025 10:04 AM