Unnamed: 0
float64
0
358
Ticker
stringclasses
2 values
Year
stringclasses
9 values
Text
stringlengths
4
4.06k
Embedding
stringlengths
9
34.6k
28
META
2016
We were incorporated in Delaware in July 2004. We completed our initial public offering in May 2012 and our Class A common stock is listed on The NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "FB." Our principal executive offices are located at 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, and our telephone number is ...
[-0.01333164144307375, -0.021489428356289864, -0.016802223399281502, -0.04602682217955589, -0.03749764338135719, -0.018339011818170547, -0.052199587225914, 0.012127824127674103, 0.02994176559150219, 0.012339132837951183, -0.006089525297284126, 0.0014127249596640468, 0.0018201341154053807, -0.00389960128813982, 0.030223...
29
META
2016
Facebook, the Facebook logo, FB, the Like button, Instagram, Oculus, WhatsApp, and our other registered or common law trademarks, service marks, or trade names appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are the property of Facebook, Inc. or its affiliates. Other trademarks, service marks, or trade names appearing in ...
[-0.020031889900565147, -0.015611059032380581, -0.0065558915957808495, -0.03983771428465843, -0.013463440351188183, -0.001839919714257121, -0.037501707673072815, -0.00011715359141817316, 0.014581207185983658, -0.0020895334891974926, 0.018637821078300476, -0.00011205142800463364, -0.01662835292518139, -0.009023769758641...
30
META
2016
Information about segment and geographic revenue is set forth in Notes 1 and 13 of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8, "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
[-0.0024817846715450287, -0.013310965150594711, -0.00010856833978323266, -0.031133700162172318, 0.002439720556139946, 0.01728680543601513, -0.011092470958828926, 0.011092470958828926, -0.00156182621140033, -0.024216484278440475, 0.007851974107325077, 0.037190936505794525, -0.02378026396036148, -0.0005394337349571288, -...
31
META
2016
Our website address is www.facebook.com. Our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to reports filed pursuant to Sections 13(a) and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), are filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Co...
[-0.024159880355000496, -0.015564904548227787, 0.011242025531828403, -0.033211901783943176, -0.005862230435013771, -0.001126741641201079, -0.04077852517366409, -0.016060035675764084, 0.014752381481230259, 0.00048322934890165925, 0.014104901812970638, 0.013393943198025227, 0.0019456130685284734, -0.0021312874741852283, ...
32
META
2016
The public may read and copy any materials filed by Facebook with the SEC at the SEC's Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Room 1580, Washington, DC 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains an Internet site that...
[-0.020497148856520653, -0.007536663673818111, -0.02124437317252159, -0.030404318124055862, -0.012374299578368664, -0.01006820984184742, -0.022545574232935905, -0.01511197630316019, -0.00167642452288419, -0.0009042385499924421, 0.024233272299170494, 0.011839647777378559, 0.007955366745591164, -0.017585547640919685, -0....
33
META
2016
The contents of the websites referred to above are not incorporated into this filing. Further, our references to the URLs for these websites are intended to be inactive textual references only.
[-0.02934437058866024, -0.010730703361332417, 0.015365779399871826, -0.014472110196948051, -0.010543965734541416, -0.00012744376726914197, -0.02769041620194912, -0.024142414331436157, 0.012758132070302963, 0.008249769918620586, -0.00057688367087394, 0.007422792259603739, 0.02368891052901745, 0.012904854491353035, -0.00...
34
META
2016
Certain factors may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. You should consider carefully the risks and uncertainties described below, in addition to other information contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including our consolidated financial statements an...
[-0.01068637240678072, -0.020499058067798615, 0.002498811576515436, -0.043658297508955, -0.018530000001192093, 0.0173563901335001, -0.047961533069610596, 0.010151728056371212, -0.00047840914339758456, -0.005985411815345287, -0.0047368211671710014, 0.03476494178175926, -0.009362800978124142, 0.012029504403471947, 0.0162...
35
META
2016
If we fail to retain existing users or add new users, or if our users decrease their level of engagement with our products, our revenue, financial results, and business may be significantly harmed.
[-0.016848383471369743, -0.015979375690221786, 0.004627144895493984, -0.02070055529475212, -0.0026281015016138554, 0.012088294140994549, -0.03250350430607796, 0.017483927309513092, 0.01700402796268463, -0.018586400896310806, 0.005541549064218998, 0.03444904461503029, 0.012114234268665314, 0.002560007618740201, -0.00243...
36
META
2016
The size of our user base and our users' level of engagement are critical to our success. Our financial performance has been and will continue to be significantly determined by our success in adding, retaining, and engaging active users of our products, particularly for Facebook and Instagram. We anticipate that our ac...
[-0.030149389058351517, -0.0014801961369812489, 0.016463153064250946, -0.029303090646862984, -0.013540778309106827, 0.006975352298468351, -0.032370924949645996, 0.004783570766448975, -0.002981880446895957, -0.02505837380886078, -0.005348871927708387, 0.02948821894824505, 0.0002836835919879377, -0.005891032051295042, -0...
37
META
2016
•our current or future products, such as our development tools and application programming interfaces that enable developers to build, grow, and monetize mobile and web applications, reduce user activity on our products by making it easier for our users to interact and share on third-party mobile and web applications.
[-0.01921103522181511, -0.00039232135168276727, 0.021719180047512054, -0.005297609139233828, -0.004131660796701908, 0.007090594153851271, -0.01983468234539032, -0.010744350962340832, 0.00016396150749642402, -0.015116658061742783, 0.017041828483343124, 0.016716448590159416, 0.006392380688339472, -0.010473200120031834, -...
38
META
2016
If we are unable to maintain or increase our user base and user engagement, our revenue and financial results may be adversely affected. Any decrease in user retention, growth, or engagement could render our products less attractive to users, marketers, and developers, which is likely to have a material and adverse imp...
[-0.028006885200738907, -0.014134684577584267, 0.0032728291116654873, -0.02270473912358284, -0.005686027929186821, 0.006798297632485628, -0.028006885200738907, -0.0007234674994833767, -0.007546372711658478, -0.022730987519025803, 0.002324610948562622, 0.0289255753159523, 0.021904166787862778, 0.0018390181940048933, -0....
39
META
2016
We generate substantially all of our revenue from advertising. The loss of marketers, or reduction in spending by marketers, could seriously harm our business.
[-0.007962552830576897, -0.02562645822763443, 0.0014893694315105677, -0.015783946961164474, -0.01516798883676529, -0.005036747548729181, -0.008392440155148506, 0.010612458921968937, 0.007891973480582237, -0.01654106378555298, 0.01909472607076168, 0.03446803614497185, -0.008655506186187267, 0.0004519438371062279, -0.011...
40
META
2016
Substantially all of our revenue is currently generated from third parties advertising on Facebook and Instagram. For 2016, 2015, and 2014, advertising accounted for 97%, 95% and 92%, respectively, of our revenue. As is common in the industry, our marketers do not have long-term advertising commitments with us. Many of...
[-0.008893607184290886, 0.000596872647292912, -0.004072681535035372, -0.014872999861836433, -0.006425713188946247, -0.004427113104611635, -0.02691054530441761, -0.018850509077310562, -0.005825148895382881, -0.008742645382881165, 0.01866672933101654, 0.029640981927514076, -0.011400883086025715, -0.015240558423101902, 0....
41
META
2016
•the impact of macroeconomic conditions, whether in the advertising industry in general, or among specific types of marketers or within particular geographies.
[-0.023757297545671463, -0.02593998983502388, 0.006261050701141357, -0.021360117942094803, -0.014370451681315899, 0.0024271428119391203, 0.006611165124922991, -0.004557792562991381, -0.020931150764226913, -0.022394690662622452, 0.008327039889991283, 0.027605397626757622, 0.007992696948349476, -0.012982611544430256, 0.0...
42
META
2016
The occurrence of any of these or other factors could result in a reduction in demand for our ads, which may reduce the prices we receive for our ads, or cause marketers to stop advertising with us altogether, either of which would negatively affect our revenue and financial results.
[-0.020945096388459206, -0.0222121924161911, 0.015433229506015778, -0.010434535332024097, -0.03286847099661827, 0.01582602970302105, -0.02408749610185623, -0.016028765588998795, 0.006671260576695204, -0.026938460767269135, 0.010035400278866291, 0.029396627098321915, 0.013507243245840073, -0.0018895569955930114, 0.00082...
43
META
2016
Our user growth, engagement, and monetization on mobile devices depend upon effective operation with mobile operating systems, networks, and standards that we do not control.
[-0.001161428983323276, -0.01713825948536396, 0.020303256809711456, -0.045097917318344116, -0.007866526953876019, 0.0010949443094432354, -0.017650436609983444, -0.0012623871443793178, -0.018254544585943222, -0.013060535304248333, 0.013310058042407036, 0.009232334792613983, 0.0019239501561969519, -0.013776271604001522, ...
44
META
2016
The substantial majority of our revenue is generated from advertising on mobile devices. There is no guarantee that popular mobile devices will continue to feature Facebook or our other products, or that mobile device users will continue to use our products rather than competing products. We are dependent on the intero...
[-0.0179599579423666, -0.0030904042068868876, 0.012541349977254868, -0.03416253253817558, -0.01128322072327137, 0.009838702157139778, -0.02987557277083397, -0.006480363197624683, -0.007182652130723, -0.01737416349351406, 0.011090174317359924, 0.03008858859539032, -0.009459266439080238, 0.001787342131137848, -0.00947257...
45
META
2016
Our business is highly competitive. Competition presents an ongoing threat to the success of our business.
[-0.026041438803076744, -0.023497380316257477, 0.02088940143585205, -0.008948948234319687, -0.008559029549360275, 0.018728869035840034, -0.008661303669214249, 0.03400600329041481, 0.002850879216566682, -0.027792876586318016, -0.007849506102502346, 0.021515827625989914, 0.012355940416455269, -0.021899353712797165, -0.00...
46
META
2016
We compete with companies that sell advertising, as well as with companies that provide social and communication products and services that are designed to engage users and capture time spent on mobile devices and online. We face significant competition in every aspect of our business, including from companies that fac...
[-0.01776587776839733, 0.009356609545648098, 0.00891538243740797, -0.00493136141449213, 0.0045874640345573425, 0.015884174033999443, -0.01162763126194477, 0.010446700267493725, -0.0010365592315793037, -0.020685764029622078, -0.012263516895473003, 0.03893180191516876, -0.003291359404101968, -0.03205385059118271, 0.00394...
47
META
2016
Some of our current and potential competitors may have significantly greater resources or better competitive positions in certain product segments, geographic regions or user demographics than we do. These factors may allow our competitors to respond more effectively than us to new or emerging technologies and changes ...
[-0.01796330325305462, -0.003974830266088247, 0.009307893924415112, -0.0065747820772230625, -0.015206888318061829, 0.02804352529346943, -0.027883734554052353, 0.011185452342033386, -0.006052128504961729, -0.01609906181693077, 0.003691864898428321, 0.024062037467956543, 0.0033656226005405188, -0.01696460135281086, 0.006...
48
META
2016
Our competitors may develop products, features, or services that are similar to ours or that achieve greater acceptance, may undertake more far-reaching and successful product development efforts or marketing campaigns, or may adopt more aggressive pricing policies. In addition, developers whose mobile and web applicat...
[-0.009223071858286858, 0.007296942174434662, 0.026663420721888542, -0.01212212722748518, -0.016986755654215813, 0.03265874460339546, -0.012864968739449978, -0.004572093021124601, 0.0035235683899372816, -0.023810382932424545, 0.01631622575223446, 0.026689715683460236, 0.004148081410676241, -0.016211044043302536, -0.009...
49
META
2016
making acquisitions; by limiting or denying our access to advertising measurement or delivery systems; by limiting our ability to deliver, target, or measure the effectiveness of ads; by imposing fees or other charges related to our delivery of ads; by making access to our products more difficult; or by making it more ...
[-0.027764732018113136, -0.011303093284368515, 0.0037383134476840496, -0.03228335827589035, -0.020699482411146164, 0.01844017021358013, -0.028678905218839645, 0.0012569875689223409, 0.004851645324379206, -0.019275985658168793, 0.009664111770689487, 0.024591246619820595, 0.02325916662812233, -0.010591343976557255, -0.00...
50
META
2016
•our reputation and brand strength relative to those of our competitors.
[-0.001170037197880447, -0.01745162531733513, 0.0012902297312393785, -0.017006831243634224, 0.007319478318095207, 0.0280743520706892, 0.006093024276196957, 0.023796480149030685, 0.0049483333714306355, -0.003944276366382837, -0.020813744515180588, 0.006328503135591745, -0.011662760749459267, -0.024215109646320343, -0.01...
51
META
2016
If we are not able to compete effectively, our user base and level of user engagement may decrease, we may become less attractive to developers and marketers, and our revenue and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.
[-0.015893986448645592, -0.02261391654610634, 0.012386258691549301, -0.00860870722681284, -0.007734987419098616, 0.02005700208246708, -0.03063157945871353, 0.01201364304870367, 0.010960040614008904, -0.01821962185204029, 0.001943383482284844, 0.03394657373428345, 0.019787177443504333, -0.01517445221543312, -0.008724346...
52
META
2016
Action by governments to restrict access to Facebook or our other products in their countries could substantially harm our business and financial results.
[-0.014528089202940464, -0.016532838344573975, 0.010569343343377113, -0.036821410059928894, -0.013525714166462421, -0.00026843658997677267, -0.04877377673983574, 0.0072196354158222675, 0.04194747656583786, -0.026873791590332985, 0.0012854820815846324, 0.023003865033388138, 0.013741414994001389, -0.02379053831100464, 0....
53
META
2016
It is possible that governments of one or more countries may seek to censor content available on Facebook or our other products in their country, restrict access to our products from their country entirely, or impose other restrictions that may affect the accessibility of our products in their country for an extended p...
[-0.004231652244925499, -0.014717674814164639, 0.002640769351273775, -0.03883616626262665, -0.0015916856937110424, 0.0021045890171080828, -0.05368226766586304, -0.0018766318680718541, 0.0008933666977100074, -0.022063668817281723, -0.009901681914925575, 0.012277571484446526, -0.00313039543107152, -0.023052552714943886, ...
54
META
2016
Our new products and changes to existing products could fail to attract or retain users or generate revenue and profits.
[-0.004641848616302013, -0.005695178173482418, 0.016185952350497246, -0.007445276249200106, -0.006928424816578627, 0.008642539381980896, -0.02844645082950592, 0.0034413139801472425, 0.008897693827748299, -0.0169710423797369, 0.008478978648781776, 0.027713699266314507, 0.01010149996727705, 0.0029048353899270296, -0.0050...
55
META
2016
Our ability to retain, increase, and engage our user base and to increase our revenue depends heavily on our ability to continue to evolve our existing products and to create successful new products, both independently and in conjunction with developers or other third parties. We may introduce significant changes to ou...
[-0.00997956097126007, -0.0015146355144679546, 0.00979920756071806, -0.016098221763968468, 0.008810603059828281, 0.005347147583961487, -0.031207837164402008, -0.002959133591502905, 0.007935554720461369, -0.015991345047950745, -7.697379624005407e-05, 0.02472846955060959, -0.004612374119460583, -0.013459715992212296, -0....
56
META
2016
We make product and investment decisions that may not prioritize short-term financial results.
[0.0014591136714443564, -0.028825873509049416, 0.01763034425675869, -0.02619701810181141, -0.0022888057865202427, 0.0006257431814447045, -0.010096902959048748, 0.005895309615880251, 0.01518459152430296, -0.010777005925774574, 0.005538910161703825, 0.0426633395254612, -0.004865347407758236, 0.006464241538196802, -0.0058...
57
META
2016
We frequently make product and investment decisions that may not prioritize short-term financial results if we believe that the decisions are consistent with our mission and benefit the aggregate user experience and will thereby improve our financial performance over the long term. For example, from time to time we may...
[-0.017863808199763298, -0.008441287092864513, 0.019449908286333084, -0.025189446285367012, -0.015417447313666344, -0.008125411346554756, -0.019113870337605476, -0.009301546029746532, -0.007681840565055609, -0.0156593956053257, 0.010578492656350136, 0.04110423102974892, -0.0028126423712819815, 0.004334896802902222, -0....
58
META
2016
If we are not able to maintain and enhance our brands, or if events occur that damage our reputation and brands, our ability to expand our base of users, marketers, and developers may be impaired, and our business and financial results may be harmed.
[-0.0074241878464818, -0.015798360109329224, 0.010976866818964481, -0.01771133951842785, -0.016618208959698677, 0.021641410887241364, -0.013547028414905071, 0.035865139216184616, 0.031050153076648712, -0.005507953464984894, -0.014470985159277916, 0.030061129480600357, -0.007964246906340122, -0.012239173986017704, 0.000...
59
META
2016
We believe that our brands have significantly contributed to the success of our business. We also believe that maintaining and enhancing our brands is critical to expanding our base of users, marketers, and developers. Many of our new users are referred by existing users. Maintaining and enhancing our brands will depen...
[-0.00951602216809988, 0.008584383875131607, 0.018912261351943016, -0.025327259674668312, -0.012117955833673477, 0.02821533754467964, -0.010075004771351814, 0.018073787912726402, 0.015079234726727009, -0.016183892264962196, -0.02663155272603035, 0.01422745082527399, -0.020362956449389458, -0.006734415423125029, -0.0133...
60
META
2016
Security breaches and improper access to or disclosure of our data or user data, or other hacking and phishing attacks on our systems, could harm our reputation and adversely affect our business.
[-0.011349724605679512, -0.019382229074835777, 0.0236018355935812, -0.046364832669496536, -0.016446297988295555, 0.024809252470731735, -0.018924681469798088, 0.0056462655775249004, 0.02458047866821289, -0.011228983290493488, 0.008864986710250378, 0.005855975206941366, -0.009258986450731754, 0.0028644392732530832, -0.00...
61
META
2016
Our industry is prone to cyber-attacks by third parties seeking unauthorized access to our data or users’ data. Any failure to prevent or mitigate security breaches and improper access to or disclosure of our data or user data could result in the loss or misuse of such data, which could harm our business and reputation...
[-0.004057569894939661, -0.017101360484957695, 0.010433751158416271, -0.041863102465867996, -0.023493552580475807, 0.039044901728630066, -0.012297607026994228, -0.000894298602361232, 0.013348027132451534, -0.010561850853264332, 0.018190210685133934, 0.019074101001024246, -0.007199224084615707, -0.0023842626251280308, 0...
62
META
2016
viruses, social engineering (predominantly spear phishing attacks), and general hacking have become more prevalent in our industry, have occurred on our systems in the past, and will occur on our systems in the future. As a result of our prominence, we believe that we are a particularly attractive target for such breac...
[-0.022982504218816757, -0.021944498643279076, 0.007632001303136349, -0.026509061455726624, -0.019229715690016747, 0.03819327428936958, -0.01784570887684822, -0.00778504041954875, -0.0011253375560045242, -0.02842537872493267, 0.010047360323369503, 0.009495087899267673, 0.00011852224997710437, 0.003278699703514576, 0.00...
63
META
2016
In addition, some of our developers or other partners, such as those that help us measure the effectiveness of ads, may receive or store information provided by us or by our users through mobile or web applications integrated with Facebook. We provide limited information to such third parties based on the scope of serv...
[-0.009746093302965164, 0.010341324843466282, 0.02374383807182312, -0.047853972762823105, -0.032966651022434235, 0.02217399887740612, -0.015005059540271759, -0.009778798557817936, 0.023874659091234207, -0.02238330990076065, 0.022017013281583786, 0.028780410066246986, -0.0010833535343408585, -0.014050072990357876, -0.00...
64
META
2016
Affected users or government authorities could initiate legal or regulatory actions against us in connection with any security breaches or improper disclosure of data, which could cause us to incur significant expense and liability or result in orders or consent decrees forcing us to modify our business practices. Any ...
[-0.016565373167395592, -0.027639036998152733, 0.002842540852725506, -0.03880293667316437, -0.03039778396487236, 0.03044934943318367, -0.022546956315636635, 0.010325964540243149, 0.013394104316830635, -0.019607730209827423, 0.012356351129710674, 0.017454875633120537, 0.005127531010657549, 0.0018337933579459786, -0.0008...
65
META
2016
Unfavorable media coverage could negatively affect our business.
[-0.024434806779026985, -0.006014069076627493, 0.023468900471925735, -0.03923666104674339, -0.009802638553082943, 0.0069571323692798615, -0.024904707446694374, 0.006513338070362806, 0.0213151928037405, -0.018508844077587128, 0.000904720916878432, 0.03584293648600578, 0.011192760430276394, -0.00426825974136591, -0.00255...
66
META
2016
We receive a high degree of media coverage around the world. Unfavorable publicity regarding, for example, our privacy practices, terms of service, product changes, product quality, litigation or regulatory activity, government surveillance, the actions of our advertisers, the actions of our developers whose products a...
[-0.0008948577451519668, 0.01192709431052208, 0.015894107520580292, -0.039188094437122345, -0.01094999723136425, 0.014838842675089836, -0.022929204627871513, 0.01360118668526411, 0.008657077327370644, -0.024896426126360893, -0.007386851590126753, 0.017249014228582382, -0.00741290720179677, -0.014513143338263035, 0.0017...
67
META
2016
Our financial results will fluctuate from quarter to quarter and are difficult to predict.
[-0.021289989352226257, -0.026763124391436577, 0.021503392606973648, -0.014473678544163704, -0.012571889907121658, 0.010080107487738132, -0.03396857902407646, 0.013055182062089443, -0.019582772627472878, -0.018641294911503792, 0.010055000893771648, 0.04097318649291992, -0.015816856175661087, 0.0020791005808860064, 0.00...
68
META
2016
Our quarterly financial results have fluctuated in the past and will fluctuate in the future. Additionally, we have a limited operating history with the current scale of our business, which makes it difficult to forecast our future results. As a result, you should not rely upon our past quarterly financial results as i...
[-0.022338924929499626, -0.026092596352100372, 0.013549840077757835, -0.01950078271329403, -0.016335666179656982, 0.0007107616984285414, -0.030186323449015617, 0.004777103196829557, -0.016623403877019882, -0.010201617144048214, 0.010319327935576439, 0.034031547605991364, -0.021214131265878677, -0.002802174771204591, 0....
69
META
2016
•changes in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles; and
[-0.017296746373176575, -0.017387988045811653, 0.02797197923064232, -0.04168424382805824, 0.012604335322976112, 0.0032472130842506886, -0.013282128609716892, -0.007468753028661013, -0.006575891748070717, -0.007573029026389122, 0.03699183464050293, 0.02692922204732895, 0.0019616882782429457, -0.005089961923658848, -0.01...
70
META
2016
•changes in global business or macroeconomic conditions.
[-0.033033180981874466, -0.040863651782274246, 0.01321716234087944, -0.02377662993967533, -0.008653707802295685, 0.002508603036403656, 0.0026868630666285753, -0.010481682606041431, -0.00570431724190712, -0.023478450253605843, 0.013301430270075798, 0.032021962106227875, 0.004670409485697746, -0.008381457068026066, 0.011...
71
META
2016
We expect our rates of growth to decline in the future.
[-0.015055753290653229, -0.015160126611590385, 0.026432372629642487, -0.0021119152661412954, -0.0040998877957463264, 0.02241402491927147, -0.026027927175164223, 0.012413821183145046, -0.0074691674672067165, -0.010221995413303375, 0.01150056067854166, 0.035251859575510025, 0.032355520874261856, -0.0029534196946769953, 0...
72
META
2016
We expect that our user growth and revenue growth rates will decline over time as the size of our active user base increases and as we achieve greater market penetration. We expect our revenue growth rate will generally decline over time as our revenue increases to higher levels. As our growth rates decline, investors'...
[-0.013064656406641006, -0.020709704607725143, 0.013097383081912994, -0.017659539356827736, -0.004637429490685463, 0.007330869324505329, -0.030004199594259262, 0.017450086772441864, -0.00676796305924654, -0.002477440983057022, -0.015015191398561, 0.02306605689227581, 0.02021225355565548, 0.0022778057027608156, 0.022503...
73
META
2016
Our costs are continuing to grow, which could harm our business and profitability.
[-0.006779075600206852, -0.042919009923934937, 0.014180918224155903, -0.031034542247653008, -0.025637231767177582, 0.01935766637325287, -0.007992173545062542, 0.014492301270365715, 0.002956520300358534, -0.009698295034468174, -0.00404149666428566, 0.033655352890491486, 0.022549346089363098, -0.01912412792444229, 0.0094...
74
META
2016
Operating our business is costly, and we expect our expenses to continue to increase in the future as we broaden our user base, as users increase the amount of content they consume and the data they share with us, for example with respect to video, as we develop and implement new products, as we continue to expand our ...
[-0.0016374265542253852, -0.01588567905128002, 0.008173927664756775, -0.04716844856739044, 0.004215713124722242, 0.008920012973248959, -0.025974338874220848, 0.005354648921638727, 0.01060365792363882, -0.010187698528170586, -0.013383321464061737, 0.02652895264327526, 0.002812676364555955, -0.027915481477975845, 0.00060...
75
META
2016
Our business is subject to complex and evolving U.S. and foreign laws and regulations regarding privacy, data protection, competition, consumer protection, and other matters. Many of these laws and regulations are subject to change and uncertain interpretation, and could result in claims, changes to our business practi...
[0.004314612131565809, -0.019144263118505478, 0.023123981431126595, -0.046534083783626556, -0.015060500241816044, 0.024489570409059525, -0.004558467771857977, 0.018064796924591064, -0.0074001941829919815, -0.03815846890211105, 0.002589742885902524, -0.004002477508038282, -0.0016525257378816605, -0.011438436806201935, 0...
76
META
2016
We are subject to a variety of laws and regulations in the United States and abroad that involve matters central to our business, including privacy, data protection, and personal information, rights of publicity, content, intellectual property, advertising, marketing, distribution, data security, data retention and del...
[0.005552885588258505, -0.01541787851601839, 0.008572650142014027, -0.06528104841709137, -0.005272502079606056, 0.0268394835293293, -0.006690534297376871, 0.015559681691229343, 0.010074474848806858, -0.04006585851311684, -0.001962685491889715, -0.007650928571820259, -0.011254020035266876, -0.008044110611081123, 0.01244...
77
META
2016
These U.S. federal and state and foreign laws and regulations, which in some cases can be enforced by private parties in addition to government entities, are constantly evolving and can be subject to significant change. As a result, the application, interpretation, and enforcement of these laws and regulations are ofte...
[0.01084889192134142, -0.008224695920944214, 0.010503428056836128, -0.03885139152407646, -0.00716173043474555, -0.005454341880977154, -0.01389827486127615, 0.029842758551239967, -0.0223222766071558, -0.029311275109648705, -0.00028463394846767187, -0.010031737387180328, 0.004059199709445238, -0.001582822180353105, 0.002...
78
META
2016
We are also subject to laws and regulations that dictate whether, how, and under what circumstances we can transfer, process and/or receive transnational data that is critical to our operations, including data relating to users, customers, or partners outside the United States, and those laws and regulations are uncert...
[0.0012111752294003963, -0.018699070438742638, 0.02250814065337181, -0.052890922874212265, -0.004883176181465387, 0.011016804724931717, -0.031806375831365585, -0.0024127315264195204, -8.972595969680697e-05, -0.04868427291512489, 0.008567200973629951, -0.007521951105445623, 0.0015486370539292693, -0.013158605434000492, ...
79
META
2016
Proposed or new legislation and regulations could also significantly affect our business. There currently are a number of proposals pending before federal, state, and foreign legislative and regulatory bodies. In addition, the European Commission has approved a data protection regulation, known as the General Data Prot...
[-0.002358067547902465, -0.022761626169085503, 0.0070940181612968445, -0.0538458451628685, -0.0027940126601606607, 0.03418867662549019, -0.019406169652938843, 0.02190294675529003, -0.005948010832071304, -0.03852170705795288, 0.017768071964383125, -0.003655995475128293, -0.0036262718494981527, -0.0025446652434766293, 0....
80
META
2016
These laws and regulations, as well as any associated inquiries or investigations or any other government actions, may be costly to comply with and may delay or impede the development of new products, result in negative publicity, increase our operating costs, require significant management time and attention, and subj...
[-0.003034421242773533, -0.017582321539521217, -0.006039429921656847, -0.030458595603704453, -0.023360304534435272, 0.02248445712029934, 0.010667044669389725, 0.019883057102560997, -0.012327234260737896, -0.017150934785604477, 0.004153741989284754, -0.0033367194700986147, 0.013699831441044807, -0.0024428970646113157, -...
81
META
2016
We have been subject to regulatory investigations and settlements, and we expect to continue to be subject to such proceedings and other inquires in the future, which could cause us to incur substantial costs or require us to change our business practices in a manner materially adverse to our business.
[-0.003915602806955576, -0.028008677065372467, 0.004690432921051979, -0.017805151641368866, -0.02342984452843666, 0.027906641364097595, -0.009789006784558296, 0.008290364407002926, 0.010311937890946865, -0.0036605147179216146, -0.00012036971747875214, 0.008315873332321644, 0.02575114741921425, -0.006817230489104986, 0....
82
META
2016
From time to time, we receive formal and informal inquiries from government authorities and regulators regarding our compliance with laws and regulations, many of which are evolving and subject to interpretation. We are and expect to continue to be the subject of investigations, inquiries, actions, and audits in the Un...
[-0.010203895159065723, -0.006453607231378555, 0.012142246589064598, -0.04369393736124039, -0.032647278159856796, 0.026397880166769028, -0.016673710197210312, 0.012148729525506496, 0.007863611914217472, -0.029431819915771484, 0.007876577787101269, -0.016712605953216553, 0.003740563988685608, -0.011882935650646687, 0.01...
83
META
2016
If we are unable to protect our intellectual property, the value of our brands and other intangible assets may be diminished, and our business may be adversely affected.
[-0.00867900624871254, -0.03535939007997513, 0.009065025486052036, -0.039605606347322464, -0.008550332859158516, 0.028694119304418564, -0.024911127984523773, 0.025052668526768684, 0.039502665400505066, -0.003073680680245161, 0.0034291401971131563, 0.028333833441138268, 0.008981388062238693, -0.012629272416234016, -0.00...
84
META
2016
We rely and expect to continue to rely on a combination of confidentiality, assignment, and license agreements with our employees, consultants, and third parties with whom we have relationships, as well as trademark, copyright, patent, trade secret, and domain name protection laws, to protect our proprietary rights. In...
[0.012105382978916168, -0.022014597430825233, 0.009294022805988789, -0.04995620250701904, 0.008354698307812214, 0.03363047167658806, -0.001307282131165266, 0.010550865903496742, 0.014050181955099106, -0.01640510931611061, 0.010034899227321148, 0.017860401421785355, -0.0029370435513556004, -0.016206659376621246, -0.0134...
85
META
2016
We are currently, and expect to be in the future, party to patent lawsuits and other intellectual property rights claims that are expensive and time consuming and, if resolved adversely, could have a significant impact on our business, financial condition, or results of operations.
[-0.01580456644296646, -0.023982884362339973, -0.004551355727016926, -0.03787446767091751, -0.013134094886481762, 0.021980030462145805, -0.015047077089548111, 0.029477890580892563, 0.006733952090144157, -0.007305278908461332, 0.0013472718419507146, 0.023174038156867027, 0.014854494482278824, -0.018821684643626213, 0.00...
86
META
2016
Companies in the Internet, technology, and media industries own large numbers of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets, and frequently enter into litigation based on allegations of infringement, misappropriation, or other violations of intellectual property or other rights. In addition, various "non-practi...
[0.006757810711860657, -0.012875513173639774, 0.02292388118803501, -0.04368739575147629, -0.010695143602788448, 0.024310782551765442, -0.013775665313005447, 0.015442614443600178, -0.0053108991123735905, -0.017029549926519394, 0.011928685940802097, 0.01806972548365593, 0.020590152591466904, 0.007261229213327169, 0.01398...
87
META
2016
From time to time, we receive notice letters from patent holders alleging that certain of our products and services infringe their patent rights. We presently are involved in a number of intellectual property lawsuits, and as we face increasing competition and gain an increasingly high profile, we expect the number of ...
[-0.01879572682082653, -0.01081146951764822, 0.004787282086908817, -0.025471089407801628, -0.017382120713591576, 0.04308881238102913, -0.002408366184681654, 0.02102084830403328, -0.0041688294149935246, -0.0009080456802621484, 0.011086337268352509, 0.007873001508414745, 0.004355346783995628, -0.000696986389812082, 0.003...
88
META
2016
may not be reversed upon appeal. The terms of such a settlement or judgment may require us to cease some or all of our operations or pay substantial amounts to the other party. In addition, we may have to seek a license to continue practices found to be in violation of a third party's rights, which may not be available...
[-0.015305528417229652, -0.019128557294607162, 0.01354156993329525, -0.016244517639279366, -0.021663827821612358, 0.033723134547472, -0.014487266540527344, -0.0049229878932237625, -0.0027934936806559563, -0.026197806000709534, 0.008927106857299805, 0.01167029794305563, 0.01985291950404644, 0.0014671710086986423, 0.0029...
89
META
2016
We are involved in numerous class action lawsuits and other litigation matters that are expensive and time consuming, and, if resolved adversely, could harm our business, financial condition, or results of operations.
[-0.013773677870631218, -0.016499854624271393, -0.0023464583791792393, -0.03531046584248543, -0.029520587995648384, 0.01627916283905506, -0.025106780230998993, 0.029468661174178123, 0.004764316603541374, -0.011521337553858757, -0.015759892761707306, 0.025587106123566628, 0.027806991711258888, -0.0031367246992886066, 0....
90
META
2016
In addition to intellectual property claims, we are also involved in numerous other lawsuits, including putative class action lawsuits, many of which claim statutory damages and/or seek significant changes to our business operations, and we anticipate that we will continue to be a target for numerous lawsuits in the fu...
[-0.016832254827022552, -0.007441628258675337, 0.0013876387383788824, -0.03265593573451042, -0.026400063186883926, 0.015701018273830414, -0.01811341382563114, 0.024464692920446396, -0.006473944056779146, -0.017336539924144745, -0.01226641982793808, 0.016750479117035866, 0.0135066919028759, -0.0027837958186864853, 0.016...
91
META
2016
There can be no assurances that a favorable final outcome will be obtained in all our cases, and defending any lawsuit is costly and can impose a significant burden on management and employees. Any litigation to which we are a party may result in an onerous or unfavorable judgment that may not be reversed upon appeal o...
[-0.006251556798815727, -0.008997811935842037, -0.00048743575462140143, -0.02298644371330738, -0.020562702789902687, 0.01753954216837883, -0.014503351412713528, 0.02671327069401741, 0.0033619629684835672, -0.007173490710556507, -0.015402480959892273, 0.00601700134575367, 0.0101054348051548, 0.01829533278942108, -0.0066...
92
META
2016
We may incur liability as a result of information retrieved from or transmitted over the Internet or published using our products or as a result of claims related to our products.
[-0.0013991417363286018, 0.003924362827092409, 0.002596910111606121, -0.039694707840681076, -0.016096975654363632, 0.0103167574852705, -0.0200535599142313, 0.0043077776208519936, 0.029178187251091003, -0.01783684268593788, -0.003956582862883806, 0.03330231085419655, -0.006373062264174223, -0.0012759012170135975, 0.0024...
93
META
2016
We have faced, currently face, and will continue to face claims relating to information that is published or made available on our products. In particular, the nature of our business exposes us to claims related to defamation, dissemination of misinformation or news hoaxes, intellectual property rights, rights of publi...
[-0.0038042583037167788, -0.01168710459023714, -0.0018624670337885618, -0.03252293914556503, -0.018667638301849365, 0.01817847229540348, -0.024286437779664993, 0.018561871722340584, 0.01951376348733902, -0.021681958809494972, -0.021087028086185455, 0.016314351931214333, -0.002977964235469699, -0.014516335912048817, 0.0...
94
META
2016
Our CEO has control over key decision making as a result of his control of a majority of the voting power of our outstanding capital stock.
[-0.0023454870097339153, -0.030042599886655807, -0.0033957050181925297, -0.05053776502609253, -0.03745141252875328, -0.004566857125610113, -0.01499584037810564, 0.022302811965346336, -0.0013835827121511102, -0.00790527742356062, -0.004280433990061283, 0.034956347197294235, -0.00950288213789463, 0.007847992703318596, 0....
95
META
2016
Mark Zuckerberg, our founder, Chairman, and CEO, is able to exercise voting rights with respect to a majority of the voting power of our outstanding capital stock and therefore has the ability to control the outcome of matters submitted to our stockholders for approval, including the election of directors and any merge...
[-0.010128766298294067, -0.02358243800699711, -0.010359840467572212, -0.04980939254164696, -0.02088656835258007, 0.01353069581091404, -0.036766521632671356, 0.004140085075050592, -0.015571854077279568, -0.010141603648662567, -0.00853050034493208, 0.014005682431161404, 0.0002894448989536613, 0.00890920590609312, 0.01585...
96
META
2016
is entitled to vote his shares, and shares over which he has voting control as governed by a voting agreement, in his own interests, which may not always be in the interests of our stockholders generally.
[-0.029107725247740746, -0.04533889517188072, 0.02571440488100052, -0.05289968103170395, -0.043532565236091614, 0.008470400236546993, -0.037029776722192764, -0.0049319276586174965, -0.015302199870347977, -0.010296083986759186, 0.0002072441711788997, 0.0171730425208807, 0.0050706276670098305, -0.004906122572720051, 0.01...
97
META
2016
Moreover, since our Class C capital stock, if issued, will generally have no voting power, the issuance of the Class C capital stock, including in connection with future financings, acquisitions, or the issuance of future equity awards, could have the effect of prolonging the duration of Mr. Zuckerberg's ability to exe...
[-0.01731204055249691, -0.01992790773510933, -0.000792811275459826, -0.04703301563858986, -0.021084671840071678, 0.015826649963855743, -0.037805184721946716, 0.005004980601370335, -0.015143106691539288, -0.008182798512279987, -0.014144082553684711, 0.025277946144342422, 0.0013325802283361554, 0.003769345348700881, 0.01...
98
META
2016
We plan to continue to make acquisitions, which could harm our financial condition or results of operations and may adversely affect the price of our common stock.
[-0.028153741732239723, -0.018022947013378143, 0.011035103350877762, -0.030354438349604607, -0.02248757891356945, 0.026509542018175125, -0.051729023456573486, 0.0006371270283125341, 0.03268161043524742, 0.0026749849785119295, 0.0006244793185032904, 0.031088003888726234, 0.01870592311024666, -0.015796955674886703, 0.026...
99
META
2016
As part of our business strategy, we have made and intend to continue to make acquisitions to add specialized employees and complementary companies, products, or technologies. We may not be able to find suitable acquisition candidates, and we may not be able to complete acquisitions on favorable terms, if at all. In so...
[-0.014121138490736485, 0.0019125135149806738, 0.02803032658994198, -0.040508855134248734, -0.01384295430034399, -0.0005683724884875119, -0.028295263648033142, 0.001328824320808053, 0.01764480024576187, 0.0060306270606815815, -0.008199797943234444, 0.008491228334605694, -0.006222706288099289, -0.0040535349398851395, 0....
100
META
2016
We may pay substantial amounts of cash or incur debt to pay for acquisitions, which could adversely affect our liquidity. The incurrence of indebtedness would also result in increased fixed obligations, increased interest expense, and could also include covenants or other restrictions that would impede our ability to m...
[-0.0019074344309046865, -0.0009440018911845982, 0.007571445778012276, -0.04352447763085365, -0.016243956983089447, 0.014054779894649982, -0.02997489459812641, 0.009287812747061253, 0.018199967220425606, -0.003571986686438322, 0.002028875518590212, 0.012286597862839699, 0.017681820318102837, 0.013212787918746471, 0.012...
101
META
2016
In the future, we may use shares of Class C capital stock as consideration in connection with acquisitions. However, we may not be able to issue shares of Class C capital stock because companies that we are interested in acquiring may not agree to accept shares that carry no voting rights, or for other reasons. If the ...
[-0.011782745830714703, -0.011502048932015896, 0.015392640605568886, -0.04214371740818024, -0.021084913983941078, 0.026385517790913582, -0.03156862035393715, -0.004141912795603275, -0.0004079898353666067, -0.00829035323113203, -0.01527513936161995, 0.04122982174158096, 0.0049513643607497215, -0.005607412196695805, 0.00...
102
META
2016
We may also discover liabilities or deficiencies associated with the companies or assets we acquire that were not identified in advance, which may result in significant unanticipated costs. The effectiveness of our due diligence review and our ability to evaluate the results of such due diligence are dependent upon the...
[-0.0054759555496275425, -0.006635838653892279, 0.01001746952533722, -0.05222414806485176, -0.02726215496659279, 0.01972128078341484, -0.027000773698091507, 0.010657856240868568, 0.018910996615886688, -0.009984796866774559, 0.010389938950538635, 0.028333822265267372, 0.0029650533106178045, 0.014572053216397762, 0.00422...
103
META
2016
We may not be able to successfully integrate our acquisitions, and we may incur significant costs to integrate and support the companies we acquire.
[-0.013972222805023193, -0.019777046516537666, 0.0312469694763422, -0.016703156754374504, -0.027766617015004158, 0.01671585813164711, -0.024400580674409866, 0.00856116134673357, 0.01854494959115982, -0.0004973635077476501, 0.002692828420549631, 0.04013838618993759, 0.022622298449277878, -0.00910099782049656, 0.01741446...
104
META
2016
The integration of acquisitions requires significant time and resources, and we may not manage these processes successfully. Our ability to successfully integrate complex acquisitions is unproven, particularly with respect to companies that have significant operations or that develop products where we do not have prior...
[-0.003097760258242488, 0.0044031268917024136, 0.023046011105179787, -0.02140270732343197, -0.013941577635705471, 0.009448997676372528, -0.031355299055576324, 0.005963602568954229, 0.014113860204815865, -0.0018603127682581544, 0.0033048298209905624, 0.016963137313723564, -0.0018404340371489525, -0.00430704653263092, 0....
105
META
2016
If our goodwill or finite-lived intangible assets become impaired, we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings.
[-0.01649724505841732, -0.02388172596693039, 0.00862177461385727, -0.032915931195020676, 0.0018984924536198378, 0.011901583522558212, -0.024235237389802933, 0.004376352299004793, 0.013184702955186367, -0.014611844904720783, 0.0037544325459748507, 0.03540360927581787, 0.0041865031234920025, 0.006327216979116201, -0.0129...
106
META
2016
We review our finite-lived intangible assets for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable, such as a decline in stock price and market capitalization. We test goodwill for impairment at least annually. If such goodwill or finite-lived intangible assets are de...
[-0.008359397761523724, 0.001606880221515894, 0.02068128064274788, -0.02985687181353569, -0.012177075259387493, 0.010130009613931179, -0.02940928190946579, 0.011433285661041737, 0.014072748832404613, -0.02118152752518654, -0.0040842569433152676, 0.03501731902360916, -0.010465702041983604, 0.01619221828877926, -0.007154...
107
META
2016
Our business is dependent on our ability to maintain and scale our technical infrastructure, and any significant disruption in our service could damage our reputation, result in a potential loss of users and engagement, and adversely affect our financial results.
[-0.006981430575251579, -0.028437182307243347, 0.023424873128533363, -0.028360461816191673, -0.005709173623472452, 0.010433786548674107, -0.02283669449388981, 0.014998567290604115, 0.035367466509342194, -0.01668638549745083, -0.0032797378953546286, 0.014793983660638332, 0.009410865604877472, -0.01995973102748394, 0.002...
108
META
2016
Our reputation and ability to attract, retain, and serve our users is dependent upon the reliable performance of our products and our underlying technical infrastructure. Our systems may not be adequately designed with the necessary reliability and redundancy to avoid performance delays or outages that could be harmful...
[-0.01581575907766819, -0.016202813014388084, 0.023450033739209175, -0.02746737003326416, 0.0005789101705886424, 0.007847820408642292, -0.024811390787363052, -0.014734682627022266, 0.018711978569626808, -0.034354232251644135, 0.006206184159964323, 0.014948228374123573, 0.012078702449798584, -0.027040278539061546, 0.011...
109
META
2016
A substantial portion of our network infrastructure is provided by third parties. Any disruption or failure in the services we receive from these providers, including as a result of cyber-attacks, could harm our ability to handle existing or increased traffic and could significantly harm our business. Any financial or ...
[-0.006623104214668274, -0.021604323759675026, 0.018715905025601387, -0.018755115568637848, -0.006139522884041071, 0.019121067598462105, -0.00936448760330677, 0.0029831742867827415, 0.030452556908130646, -0.022323161363601685, 0.00815553404390812, 0.029406974092125893, 0.002641726518049836, -0.018101627007126808, 0.015...
110
META
2016
We could experience unforeseen difficulties in building and operating key portions of our technical infrastructure.
[0.017353352159261703, -0.02126491256058216, 0.013542603701353073, -0.024060804396867752, -0.009180743247270584, 0.011788450181484222, -0.03263666853308678, 0.006616721395403147, 0.01563280262053013, -0.012904118746519089, 0.017635628581047058, 0.009960366412997246, 0.009389090351760387, -0.01715172454714775, 0.0115801...
111
META
2016
We have designed and built our own data centers and key portions of our technical infrastructure through which we serve our products, and we plan to continue to significantly expand the size of our infrastructure primarily through data centers and other projects. The infrastructure expansion we are undertaking is compl...
[0.00502342265099287, -0.018178703263401985, 0.010833358392119408, -0.037889398634433746, -0.008713193237781525, 0.02118797041475773, -0.036548905074596405, 0.0010951334843412042, 0.012413223274052143, -0.013445948250591755, 0.012296956032514572, 0.01820605993270874, 0.004199294373393059, -0.018684808164834976, 0.01389...
112
META
2016
Our products and internal systems rely on software that is highly technical, and if it contains undetected errors or vulnerabilities, our business could be adversely affected.
[0.003184271277859807, -0.020976407453417778, -0.0015107616782188416, -0.026368461549282074, -0.012000609189271927, 0.014953088015317917, -0.034982599318027496, -0.01000160351395607, 0.02706548385322094, 0.003075772663578391, 0.020345142111182213, 0.0007138718501664698, -0.006401421036571264, -0.02121313288807869, -0.0...
113
META
2016
Our products and internal systems rely on software, including software developed or maintained internally and/or by third parties, that is highly technical and complex. In addition, our products and internal systems depend on the ability of such software to store, retrieve, process, and manage immense amounts of data. ...
[-0.0021331727039068937, -0.009599276818335056, 0.007322525605559349, -0.02417595684528351, -0.012101653032004833, 0.028743134811520576, -0.021044569090008736, -0.016094515100121498, 0.0012648620177060366, -0.013886133208870888, 0.012983637861907482, 0.004133021924644709, -0.021714603528380394, -0.0052713979966938496, ...
114
META
2016
Technologies have been developed that can block the display of our ads, which could adversely affect our financial results.
[-0.014721293933689594, -0.025275448337197304, 0.018330218270421028, -0.021484781056642532, -0.012819468975067139, 0.009210544638335705, -0.026223115622997284, -0.023691676557064056, -0.003346043638885021, -0.021614598110318184, 0.015487216413021088, 0.028170377016067505, 0.02762514352798462, -0.016850298270583153, 0.0...
115
META
2016
Technologies have been developed, and will likely continue to be developed, that can block the display of our ads, particularly advertising displayed on personal computers. We generate substantially all of our revenue from advertising, including revenue resulting from the display of ads on personal computers. Revenue g...
[-0.009134872816503048, -0.02601028047502041, 0.017422717064619064, -0.02219213731586933, 0.010040541179478168, 0.0035705494228750467, -0.024433504790067673, -0.02081082947552204, -0.028121333569288254, -0.01953377202153206, 0.015311663039028645, 0.01995076984167099, 0.013956417329609394, -0.005668573081493378, -0.0073...
116
META
2016
by these technologies from time to time. As a result, these technologies have had an adverse effect on our financial results and, if such technologies continue to proliferate, in particular with respect to mobile platforms, our future financial results may be harmed.
[-0.02573753334581852, -0.024888325482606888, 0.014985254034399986, -0.019505653530359268, -0.001497545512393117, 0.013940074481070042, -0.03856710344552994, -0.013371759094297886, 0.008982006460428238, -0.007179073058068752, 0.010014121420681477, 0.02965695410966873, 0.002470868406817317, 0.0030620477627962828, 0.0117...
117
META
2016
Real or perceived inaccuracies in our user and other metrics may harm our reputation and negatively affect our business.
[-0.012004437856376171, -0.0018818299286067486, 0.018288113176822662, -0.02759580872952938, -0.011290979571640491, 0.013536084443330765, -0.025029974058270454, 0.014400089159607887, 0.01059715636074543, -0.013143354095518589, 0.0005015485803596675, 0.01966266706585884, -0.005020394921302795, -0.00765822920948267, -0.01...
118
META
2016
The numbers for our key metrics, which include our DAUs, MAUs, and average revenue per user (ARPU), are calculated using internal company data based on the activity of user accounts. While these numbers are based on what we believe to be reasonable estimates of our user base for the applicable period of measurement, th...
[-0.008614054881036282, 0.002546563046053052, -0.006424209102988243, -0.05120870843529701, -0.028325973078608513, -0.009486029855906963, -0.030809780582785606, 0.015180290676653385, -0.011652755551040173, -0.016858180984854698, 0.00018135178834199905, 0.014823573641479015, -0.01070151012390852, -0.0003695158811751753, ...
119
META
2016
Our data limitations may affect our understanding of certain details of our business. For example, while user-provided data indicates a decline in usage among younger users, this age data is unreliable because a disproportionate number of our younger users register with an inaccurate age. Accordingly, our understanding...
[-0.004431477747857571, -0.020286615937948227, 0.024784432724118233, -0.04818900302052498, -0.021122492849826813, 0.014462008140981197, -0.021679744124412537, 0.013055611401796341, -0.007343781180679798, -0.04792364686727524, -0.0009469962096773088, 0.03468228504061699, -0.013393943198025227, -0.012339144945144653, -0....
120
META
2016
In addition, our data regarding the geographic location of our users is estimated based on a number of factors, such as the user's IP address and self-disclosed location. These factors may not always accurately reflect the user's actual location. For example, a user may appear to be accessing Facebook from the location...
[-0.0033489337656646967, 0.0020064169075340033, 0.012532337568700314, -0.04756532236933708, -0.012643532827496529, 0.002158492337912321, -0.023193981498479843, 0.003219751175493002, -0.014873974956572056, -0.03754468634724617, 0.009817870333790779, 0.015070201829075813, -0.01858919858932495, 0.0005183652392588556, -0.0...
121
META
2016
In addition, from time to time we provide, or rely on, certain other metrics, including those relating to the reach and effectiveness of our ads. All of our metrics are subject to software bugs, inconsistencies in our systems, and human error. If marketers, developers, or investors do not perceive our metrics to be acc...
[-0.013302596285939217, -0.0035897979978471994, -0.002231318736448884, -0.03087094984948635, -0.01312540378421545, 0.001507780747488141, -0.033312276005744934, 7.444564835168421e-05, -0.0009466697229072452, -0.0077046118676662445, 0.01128784753382206, 0.02064625918865204, -0.010349380783736706, -0.006976151838898659, -...
122
META
2016
We cannot assure you that we will effectively manage our growth.
[-0.008640697225928307, -0.02725597843527794, 0.014455919153988361, -0.029437508434057236, -0.019002962857484818, 0.016992276534438133, -0.04665319249033928, 0.03937266767024994, 0.0011162268929183483, 0.004855874460190535, 0.002779478905722499, -0.006324464455246925, 0.013089177198708057, -0.011229620315134525, 0.0053...
123
META
2016
Our employee headcount and the scope and complexity of our business have increased significantly, with the number of employees increasing to 17,048 as of December 31, 2016 from 12,691 as of December 31, 2015, and we expect headcount growth to continue for the foreseeable future. The growth and expansion of our business...
[-0.017861612141132355, -0.018777932971715927, 0.003578962292522192, -0.05030467361211777, -0.021473774686455727, 0.018645131960511208, -0.013771369121968746, 0.02601553685963154, 0.0025696817319840193, -0.012111367657780647, -0.00447204289957881, -0.0074102445505559444, -0.0036221223417669535, -0.013837768696248531, 0...
124
META
2016
The loss of one or more of our key personnel, or our failure to attract and retain other highly qualified personnel in the future, could harm our business.
[-0.02241462841629982, -0.023579025641083717, 0.02827458083629608, -0.03386874496936798, -0.019377073273062706, 0.01526371669024229, -0.0011746797244995832, 0.03121088445186615, 0.03293216601014137, -0.004736688453704119, 0.0020756630692631006, 0.030628686770796776, 0.0037051851395517588, 0.01249194797128439, -0.008454...
125
META
2016
We currently depend on the continued services and performance of our key personnel, including Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl K. Sandberg. Although we have entered into employment agreements with Mr. Zuckerberg and Ms. Sandberg, the agreements have no specific duration and constitute at-will employment. In addition, many of...
[-0.021765848621726036, -0.024827711284160614, 0.008526621386408806, -0.03594360128045082, -0.010070865042507648, 0.01048355083912611, -0.03131087124347687, 0.013778381049633026, 0.00727525120601058, -0.023389967158436775, 0.009851209819316864, 0.020727477967739105, 0.0071088457480072975, 0.013751756399869919, -0.00348...
126
META
2016
As we continue to grow, we cannot guarantee we will continue to attract the personnel we need to maintain our competitive position. In particular, we intend to continue to hire a significant number of technical personnel in the foreseeable future, and we expect to continue to face significant competition from other com...
[-0.019091740250587463, -0.030042573809623718, 0.009506478905677795, -0.04986962303519249, -0.007425295654684305, 0.022860193625092506, -0.028913352638483047, 0.028965873643755913, -0.0010619288077577949, -0.014364762231707573, -0.019301829859614372, 0.006135224364697933, 0.010405917651951313, -0.014771807938814163, 0....
127
META
2016
We may not be able to continue to successfully grow usage of and engagement with mobile and web applications that integrate with Facebook and our other products.
[-0.020649654790759087, -0.008466619998216629, 0.02891998551785946, -0.02308364398777485, -0.026852402836084366, 0.006349964998662472, -0.0456961952149868, -0.009925705380737782, 0.021016061305999756, -0.0176398828625679, 0.015964878723025322, 0.02131703868508339, 0.0228480976074934, -0.012824246659874916, 0.0015097933...