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Social media is a primary vector of the digital world future. By 2021 the number of social media users is estimated to exceed 3 billion<\/a>. At the same time, big names like Facebook and Instagram make it more obvious that their development strategy focuses on connecting people with their peers rather than connecting people with brands. The shift has started to be noticed in 2014 and has become more visible every day since then, leading to significant drops in the organic reach and engagement for the posts on business pages.<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"