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Facebook parent Meta's revenue, profit decline amid ad slump

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Facebook parent Meta on Wednesday reported that its revenue declined for a second consecutive quarter, hurt by falling advertising sales as it faces competition from TikTok's wildly popular video app.

The quarter's weak results raised fresh questions about whether Meta's plans to spend $10 billion a year on the metaverse - a concept that doesn't quite exist yet and possibly never will - is prudent while its main source of revenue is faltering.

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