This is why young people have been leaving Facebook

Facebook was the most downloaded app in the 2010s and it was initially a platform promoted by young people. How did it become an app that young people associate with baby-boomers or the older generations?

Facebook was founded by 20-year-old Mark Zuckerberg and friends, in a Harvard University dormitory. Facebook was the product of a younger generation looking for new ways to connect people with friends and family. Facebook's initial success took place among young people in North America's university campuses. That was just a few years ago in human years but centuries ago in tech years.

Facebook became so popular among young people that at some point every young person looking for a job was expected to have a Facebook profile in their official name with enough pictures to prove they were human.

Checking a job candidate's Facebook profile to see if they had any compromising post on their "Facebook wall" seemed like a good way to measure their IQ level.

Today a growing number of young people avoid Facebook and prefer apps like Snapchat, TikTok and Instagram (Instagram is owned by Facebook and is in fact Facebook without Facebook).

These are the main reasons Facebook has lost its popularity among young people.

1. Too many parents

Facebook is the platform that many young people's parents use regularly. Some of their older family members seem to never leave Facebook and cannot miss any update.

Many young people avoid Facebook to avoid sharing personal matters with judgemental family members. The popularity of Facebook among young people started declining as the platform became more popular with their parents.

2. Not enough privacy

Facebook requires members to use their real name. It's easier for old friends and family members to find someone who is using their real name but it's also easier for government officials, employers and business clients to find out more about someone's personal life.

A Pew Research study says that “young adults generally are more focused than their elders when it comes to online privacy.”

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