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Facebook no longer worried about ‘offending’ people as it reveals financial results

January 31, 2020 10:16

Facebook’s average revenue per user (ARPU) has climbed to US$8.52 across the globe, a climb of 15.6% from the same quarter one year ago.

And with the company facing multiple headwinds, including around regulation, privacy concerns and platform changes, founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has flagged the company no longer wants to be ‘liked’, and is less concerned about offending people.

Zuckerberg now wants to be understood, not liked

During the results, Zuckerberg was keen to spruik the company’s efforts and progress on privacy and foreign election interference.

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Vivienne Kelly was previously the editor of Mumbrella from 2016 to August 2020.

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Data privacy Dave Wehner Facebook financial results Mark Zuckerberg social media
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