YouTube's quarter shows problems Meta may face: TikTok, weakening economy


FILE PHOTO: YouTube logo at the YouTube Space LA in Playa Del Rey, Los Angeles, California, United States October 21, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

(Reuters) - Mostly reassuring financial results from Alphabet Inc included one concerning sign for social media companies: Its YouTube service posted its second difficult quarter in a row.

Quarterly ad sales at the world's biggest video sharing service grew at the slowest pace since Alphabet began disclosing that data three years ago. This indicates that last week's disastrous earnings report by Snap Inc reflected problems not unique to Snap - and it could also spell trouble for Meta Platforms Inc, whose results are due later on Wednesday.

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