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Americans under 25 are quickly losing interest in Facebook. This doesn't mean the sky is falling for internet marketers. There is still plenty of money to be made if you are targeting users in that demographic, but the pool is beginning to dry up slowly... for now.
It's naive to suggest platforms like Steemit are much to blame for this shift, especially seeing how so many options are available and more attractive to younger users. However, as Steemit begins picking up steam (pun very much intended) and as younger FB users begin dropping off the platform, it's going to be cause for some reevaluation by major marketers in the very near future.
Check out these articles on the subject:
https://www.recode.net/2018/2/12/16998750/facebooks-teen-users-decline-instagram-snap-emarketer
https://qz.com/1204153/young-americans-no-longer-use-facebook/