Facebook Not Concerned With Reports Of Young Users Avoiding Site

It seems like on a monthly basis, there's been a report or study that says teens and young adults are avoiding Facebook in favor of other sites or applications such as Tumblr, Twitter, and Snapchat. Some have even felt that it's a death knell for the future of the company. But as Chief Financial Officer David Ebersman said during Wednesday's first-quarter earnings call, Facebook isn't concerned about these reports.

It seems like on a monthly basis, there’s been a report or study that says teens and young adults are avoiding Facebook in favor of other sites or applications such as Tumblr, Twitter, and Snapchat. Some have even felt that it’s a death knell for the future of the company. But as Chief Financial Officer David Ebersman said during Wednesday’s first-quarter earnings call, Facebook isn’t concerned about these reports.

Ebersman answered a question from Mark Mahaney of RBC Capital Markets about Facebook’s dilemma with people under the age of 25:

I guess I’d start by saying we remain really pleased with the high level of engagement on Facebook by people of all ages around the world.

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