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Exhibit 713

Facebook, Inc. Form 10-K for fiscal year 2018

Exhibit 713 ยท SEC filing

Facebook, Inc. Form 10-K for fiscal year 2018

We generate substantially all of our revenue from selling advertising placements to marketers.

Annual report. Advertising $55,013M of $55,838M revenue in 2018. Repeats that News Feed changes for more meaningful interactions have had the effect of reducing time spent.

Source
Facebook, Inc. (SEC filing)
Date
31 January 2019
Quoted from
Item 1, Business (Overview)
Grade
Primary record
Document
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000132680119000009/fb-12312018x10k.htm
Accessed
2026-11-09
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Finding POL-3.1
Primary record Meta's annual reports state that substantially all of its revenue comes from selling advertising, and its 2017 report lists decreased user engagement and time spent as a risk to that revenue. Advertising revenue was $39.9 billion in 2017, $55.0 billion in 2018 and $160.6 billion in 2024.
Finding POL-3.2
Primary record In January 2018 Adam Mosseri announced that Facebook would prioritize posts that spark conversations and meaningful interactions between people in News Feed. The company's 10-K for 2017 said it expected the change to reduce time spent and some measures of user engagement.