Where Meta Still Has an Edge on TikTok

Earnings season is in full swing, but one of the most telling comments about the state of social media today came from courtroom testimony highlighting a persistent challenge facing TikTok—and a perennial strength for Meta Platforms’ apps. 

Adam Presser, TikTok’s head of U.S. operations and trust and safety, told a judge that only a “very minuscule” percentage of time— just about 1%— is spent on TikTok’s Friends tab, which shows videos from a user’s friends.