As the company’s earnings for the end of 2018 remind us, it seems the company’s messaging is working and we simply no longer care about privacy. In some countries Facebook has become the internet itself, its walled gardens effectively defining the limits of access. As privacy breach after privacy breach was followed by security issue after security issue in 2018, the company weathered a never-ending stream of negative press. In fact, web searches about Facebook privacy have been trending steadily downwards since mid-2011, mirroring an overall decrease in search interest about the company as it has reached a saturation point. Most importantly, as Facebook’s earnings show us, the company’s profitability continues to climb and it continues to add users.

Source: Forbes February 04, 2019 01:18 UTC