Facebook

Organization

On 4 shows in Politics & World this week · 1.0× usual · most on Global News Podcast

Facebook is an American social networking service operated by Meta Platforms. Founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg and fellow Harvard students, it enables users to connect, share content, communicate, and participate in online communities; it also provides advertising tools for businesses.

Rank this week

#340▼208
#1132 over 30 days

Share of the conversation

0.5‰
1.0× usual level

1.0‰ of what listeners heard

Reach this week

4 shows
5 episodes · ~1.7M plays

Tone this week

Neutral
  • Negative 1
  • Neutral 2
  • Positive 1

Share of the conversation

Mentions of Facebook per 1,000 mentions of anything, 7-day rolling, politics & world.

0.0‰0.5‰1‰1.5‰2‰usual level · 0.55‰Jul 11Aug 2Aug 25Sep 16Oct 8
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DayShare (7-day)Mentions
Aug 101.43‰3
Aug 111.12‰1
Aug 120.91‰1
Aug 130.90‰1
Aug 150.75‰2
Aug 170.57‰1
Aug 200.47‰2
Aug 210.58‰1
Aug 220.49‰1
Aug 250.58‰2
Aug 260.68‰1
Aug 280.50‰1
Aug 310.60‰2
Sep 80.11‰1
Sep 100.33‰2
Sep 140.50‰2
Sep 150.49‰1
Sep 160.67‰2
Sep 190.95‰5
Sep 210.91‰2
Sep 220.90‰1
Sep 240.83‰1
Sep 250.87‰1
Sep 280.46‰2
Sep 290.65‰3
Oct 10.74‰2
Oct 30.85‰2
Oct 40.94‰1
Oct 70.56‰1
Oct 80.55‰1

Why is it trending?· Last 7 days

Not explained yet. Trends Pro writes it up from the podcast moments, with every sentence linked to its source.

The conversation on X

X discusses Facebook’s usefulness, reach, access problems, and criticism

The posts discuss Facebook as a business and advertising channel, a widely used platform, a place for Marketplace and groups, and a source of account-access frustrations.

Some users describe Facebook as useful or commercially effective, while others portray it as outdated, overly commercial, unfair, or poorly governed.

Compared with the podcast story’s focus on support groups, business comparison, and guest promotion, X is mostly focused on account suspensions, platform criticism, advertising, and everyday use.

Points of view

Share of the 19 posts that take a position

  • Facebook’s account enforcement is unfair or unhelpful58%

    Critics say Facebook disables or suspends accounts without clear explanations and fails to provide adequate recovery or customer support. Several posts describe lost access to personal or business accounts.

    • “Facebook Support Note Hello Meta Support Team, My Facebook account has been disabled, and I believe the restriction may have been applied in error. @facebook @Meta My fb account-Aryan wala Email-ybala2535@gmail.com”

      @Prabhak35495560 · Oct 4

    • “@facebook @Meta My Facebook link is Dear Facebook Team, You are requested to withdraw my Facebook Monetization Restrictions/Suspension. I am not violating any Community Standard Guidelines. Radhashyam Barik (Radhasir)”

      @RadhashyamBarik · Oct 3

  • Facebook remains useful for business and commerce21%

    Holders say Facebook can generate business opportunities, reach customers, support groups, and facilitate Marketplace activity. They present its established audience and connected services as practical advantages.

    • “Facebook has an unfair AI advantage. Meta already has Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Marketplace, and groups. Here are 3 awesome Muse use cases: 1. find deals on Facebook Marketplace Muse searches the listings and helps you find deals. 2. sell stuff for you on Facebook”

      @Sabrina_Ramonov · Oct 3

    • “Blog & Facebook Groups promotion Promote Your Business To 327,000 Blog Readers & Above While on the Facebook Groups over 34,000 Members You want to promote your business on my blog and my Facebook groups Price : #150,000 ( negotiable) for a month”

      @bimpeblog · Oct 4

  • Facebook is widely used and still relevant11%

    Holders say Facebook remains a major or enduring social platform, citing its continued use, popularity in multiple countries, and presence in people’s social lives.

    • “🌍 Most Popular Social Media Platform in 30 Countries (2026) 🇺🇸 USA — Facebook 🇨🇦 Canada — Facebook 🇬🇧 UK — Facebook 🇫🇷 France — Facebook 🇩🇪 Germany — Instagram 🇪🇸 Spain — Instagram 🇮🇹 Italy — Facebook 🇹🇷 Türkiye — Instagram 🇧🇷 Brazil — WhatsApp 🇦🇷 Argentina — Facebook 🇲🇽 Mexico”

      @factualindexx · Oct 4

    • “HOT TAKE: The only Social Media Platform that is still around is actually Facebook. everything else is just a message board/forum.”

      @StriderStone · Oct 4

  • Facebook is overly commercial and poorly governed11%

    Critics say Facebook has become primarily an advertising platform and accuse its leadership or moderation system of prioritizing profit while failing to address harmful content.

    • “Meanwhile, on harmful Facebook incitement groups that Facebook won’t remove: (For a group of people obsessed with bathing in piss and drinking piss, Facebook, how are you even going to monetise them for ads? They get the product for free, they’re not going to buy it from ads.)”

      @lukeweston · Oct 4

    • “@facebook is no longer a social media platform. It has become nothing more than an advertising platform to support Zuckerberg’s extreme greed.”

      @Michael_KE7MT · Sep 30

69% of the 61 posts report news or ask questions without taking a position.

Tone toward Facebook on X

Negative

  • Very negative 16
  • Negative 11
  • Neutral 23
  • Positive 10
  • Very positive 1

Also discussed

  • Business, advertising, and monetization
  • Account suspensions and recovery
  • Platform popularity and comparisons
  • Marketplace, groups, and everyday use
  • Moderation and governance
  • Note: The sample contains substantial promotional, support-request, spam, and unrelated material, so the substantive discussion is uneven.
  • Note: Many posts mention Facebook incidentally rather than offering a developed view of the organization.

Written by AI from 61 posts on X in the week to Oct 5. Shares count the posts read, not a poll of opinion; quoted posts are shown as written.

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