About seven years ago a friend of mine told me that soon all these social media websites will be gone, that new ones with new ways of doing business will spring up. So, I’m not surprised when I see a news headline saying that almighty Facebook may sell WhatsApp and Instagram.

What can make Facebook sell these socials?

One reason is the frequent lawsuits slammed on the company. Many of these lawsuits have been about users’ privacy. Take a look at what the article that talks about Facebook selling its organization say about the matter.

New lawsuits have come regarding ‘buy or bury’ lawsuits. Could buy or bury refer to Facebook’s attempt at not letting posts that it wants promoted to be seen by a lot of people unless it is promoted? When you read the article I linked to above, it could give you a better idea.

For some of us, not using FB, WhatsApp, or IG, is a hard pill to swallow. If Facebook sells its other media, we really can’t tell how much we will miss these tools that have come to be part of our lives so much. The good thing is that the owner, Mark has promised to keep fighting…