From Twitter chaos to TikTok bans to the metaverse, social media had a rocky 2022

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Meta corporate headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. on Nov. 9, 2022. The company announced plans last month will lay off more than 11,000 of its staff in response to a decline in revenue. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images

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2022 has been a rocky year for social media companies.

Facebook burned through billions of dollars trying to make the metaverse happen. Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion and plunged the company into chaos, sending advertisers and some power users

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From Twitter chaos to TikTok bans to the metaverse, social media had a rocky 2022

Enlarge this image Meta corporate headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. on...