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by paulcole 3006 days ago
Am I crazy for not buying that 2 billion number? Is it really possible that over 25% of the world's population uses Facebook?
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bogomipz 3006 days ago
No, not crazy. I have/had a hard time believing it but according to FB they do:

https://investor.fb.com/investor-news/press-release-details/...

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logfromblammo 3006 days ago
Not if you believe that there is a 1-to-1 relationship between Facebook accounts and real, living humans.

I find it more likely that Facebook is completely unwilling to admit that many of its accounts are not genuine representations of a real, living person.

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