Facebook stands to lose $10 billion this year due to a changeApple made to theiPhone .- Last May, Apple added a function to the iPhone to stop brands from tracking you across apps.
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In April 2021, Apple enabled iPhone users to $4 across other apps. As a result, the vast majority of users opted out — which Meta CFO David Wehner said is hurting Facebook's ad revenue.
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When Apple gave users the option to cut off those apps from tracking them across other apps, it cut off a primary means of collecting advertising data. The change came as part of Apple's iOS 14.5 update, which launched in April 2021, and forced app publishers to include a pop-up asking for permission to track behavior for ad sales.
If users opt out, Apple cuts off that app from receiving a variety of data used by advertisers.
According to early reports, $4 — thus, the prediction from Wehner that Facebook's ad revenue will take a $10 billion hit in the coming year.
"We can't be precise on this. It's an estimate," he said. "We're working hard to mitigate those impacts and continue to make
Facebook also reported its $4, and parent company Meta's stock took a major hit as a result: It dropped from as much as 25% from $323 per share at Wednesday's close to $245 on Thursday morning, effectively $4.
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