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Due to Facebook's data scandal In the last few months, a lot of users have experienced a significant negative Impact and as such have resorted to other means of communication, searching & sharing news- namely WhatsApp. Is this an Indicator of what lies ahead with Facebook's overall usability? It remains to be seen.

Average news consumption on Facebook globally has declined 6 percent since 2016 until now, according to the Reuters Institute.

The study said that consumers were finding the private nature of messaging services like Whatsapp more appealing.

It arrives at a trying time for Facebook, which has being trying to salvage its image following a data scandal that first emerged in March.

Facebook is being used less and less to find and share news while people are increasingly turning to alternative platforms like Whatsapp instead, according to a study.

The use of Facebook for news dropped by 9 percent from 2017 to 2018 in the U.S., research by Oxford University's Reuters Institute found, with news consumption among younger groups falling 20 percent.

Average news consumption on Facebook globally has declined 6 percent since 2016 until now, while Whatsapp saw a 4 percent increase in that time period. Instagram and Snapchat news usage rose 3 percent and 2 percent respectively in two years.

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