Ibiyimini ekhohlakeleyo eWall Street-ingakumbi izabelo ze-Meta Platforms, iReddit kunye ne-Snap. Ngelixa i-Nasdaq yehla i-2.4%, izabelo zeefemu zeendaba zoluntu ziye zawela phakathi kwe-8% kunye ne-10% njengoko iziphumo zesigwebo sangoLwesithathu kwityala le-addiction ye-social networks satshona. Eso sigwebo, ufumene i-Meta kunye ne-YouTube kaGoogle inoxanduva lokungahoyi, ayikhange ikhathaze nokuba uSnap okanye iReddit, khumbula wena. I-Snap yayizinzile phambi kwetyala kwaye iReddit ayizange ibandakanyeke.
Kodwa abatyali-mali babonakala bexhalabile malunga nokuba kuthetha ukuthini ukulandelwa komthetho kwiifemu ezincinci ze-intanethi. “Esi sisigqibo esinesiphumo esikhulu, hayi kwezi nkampani zimbini zibandakanyekayo, kodwa kumajelo eendaba ezentlalo ngokubanzi,” utshilo uJennifer Huddleston, ugxa omkhulu kumgaqo-nkqubo wetekhnoloji eCato Institute, I-TITV yoLwazi.