Will Huge Changes to Facebook Hurt Meta Platforms Stock?

Meta Platforms has an incredible 2024, but the CEO Mark Zuckerberg is making major shifts that could affect META stock in 2025, but will the stock climb or fall?

With META stock showing strong growth throughout 2024, it is positioned well for this year, but there are huge changes happening to Facebook that could affect the stock price dramatically.

Facebook is going to revamp its methods of restricting and fact checking content. No longer will Meta be paying USA Today, PolitiFact and other fact checking sources for help with monitoring content. Instead, they will convert over to a community based system that they are calling Community Notes. This should allow more freedom of speech on the platform. In a recent announcement Zuckerberg said this program will roll out in the US first and will be similar to what the X platform uses.

Facebook will also make it easier for people to find more of what they like and agree with when it comes to political content. This stops lots of the restrictions that have occurred when it comes to conservative content.

The platform will still filter out illegal content automatically, but these filters will not act as strongly to eliminate content that might not actually be illegal. The new system will allow for more potentially triggering or offensive content but also allow users more control over what they see and do not see. In other words, the power is going into the hands of the community in a big way.

How Facebook Stock May Perform

Will there be an impact on Facebook stock as a result of these changes? It is highly likely, but the question is whether that impact will be negative or positive. Facebook stock shot up throughout 2024, steadily growing, with major improvement by the end of the year.

This year has seen the stock grow strongly, with huge stock price increases since the middle of January. It looks like Meta’s plans are already paying off. The recent election showed that the majority of Americans were ready for political change, and if the Facebook social media platform can allow the majority to not feel so restricted, that could definitely help the company grow in 2025.

Investors should know that President Donald Trump has spoken against Facebook and Zuckerberg in the past and has threatened to take action against them once he came into office in January this year. It looks like Zuckerberg is a step ahead, though, and is making changes that would negate the need for Trump to try to limit the Facebook platform or effect change there.

Timothy St. John

Financial Writer – European & US Desks

Timothy St John is a seasoned financial analyst and writer, catering to the dynamic landscapes of the US and European markets. Boasting over a decade of extensive freelance writing experience, he has made significant contributions to reputable platforms such as Yahoo!Finance, business.com: Expert Business Advice, Tips, and Resources – Business.com, and numerous others. Timothy’s expertise lies in in-depth research and comprehensive coverage of stock and cryptocurrency movements, coupled with a keen understanding of the economic factors influencing currency dynamics. Timothy majored in English at East Tennessee State University, and you can find him on LinkedIn.