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Organic reach has fallen across every major platform over the past decade, but the causes are different on each — understanding the structural reasons (ad revenue competition, content volume, format preferences) lets you adapt rather than fight a trend that is not reversing. Knowing why reach declined tells you where the remaining leverage is.
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In one paragraph, explain why organic reach on social platforms has declined and what structural incentives drive that decline.
Walk me through the economic and product reasons a platform like Facebook would systematically reduce organic reach for brand pages over time.
Given a media company that relied on Facebook organic reach for 60% of its traffic in 2016, trace the strategic decisions it should have made each year through 2024 as reach declined.