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AIBU to think Facebook has gone quiet lately?

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ReginaJones · 26/03/2026 00:27

This might sound a bit daft but has anyone else noticed Facebook seems a lot quieter than it used to be?

I don’t post loads, but when I do (kids, days out, the odd life update etc) I feel like hardly anyone interacts anymore compared to a few years ago. Posts that would have got loads of likes/comments before now get barely anything.

I’ve also noticed I don’t really feel like posting much myself anymore, it almost feels a bit… embarrassing? Like oversharing or something, even though it never used to feel like that.

Most people I know seem to just watch stories or scroll rather than actually post on their main feed now.

Is it just me being oversensitive about likes 😅 or has Facebook genuinely declined and people have moved away from it?

AIBU to think it’s just not what it used to be?

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Monty27 · 26/03/2026 01:11

It's been dumbed down for sure. So has Instagram now too as it's the same rubbish.

araiwa · 26/03/2026 01:01

I think the only reason most people haven't deleted Facebook completely is that they'd lose contact with many people

It's totally crap these days and barely usable so I hardly even look at it

Tourmalines · 26/03/2026 00:53

It’s definitely changed . I hardly post and same as my friends . It has a lot more advertising than used to be. I noticed a change around Covid . And every year it seems less interesting and interactive .

AlcoholicAntibiotic · 26/03/2026 00:50

XenoBitch · 26/03/2026 00:47

My feed is not full of my friends anymore. It is sponsored ads, AI shite, and people I do not know.
If I search and look up friends, I see they are still very active on FB... I just don't get shown their posts.

Same.

Some people have become less active but I think that’s in response to the sponsored / AI stuff.

XenoBitch · 26/03/2026 00:47

My feed is not full of my friends anymore. It is sponsored ads, AI shite, and people I do not know.
If I search and look up friends, I see they are still very active on FB... I just don't get shown their posts.

plims · 26/03/2026 00:44

People do seem to have moved away from facebook. I think I probably post once a year at most now.
Some people I know now use Instagram, but lots have stopped sharing so much of their lives, me included