Facebook has reported that an outbreak of the Corona virus, which has caused users to stream into its services and undermine the advertising revenue on which the world's largest social network depends.


And Facebook reported that Internet calls on Messenger and its WhatsApp more than doubled in the most affected areas of Corona.

"With the epidemic spreading and an increasing number of people committing to social divergence procedures, more and more people are using our applications," explained Alex Schultz, vice president of analytics, and vice president of engineering Jay Barrick.


Most of the increased use was on Facebook's free messaging services that did not generate advertising revenue, according to the executives.


Barrick and Schultz added: "We do not take advantage of the services that are used more than usual, and we see a decline in the proportion of ads in countries that take strict measures to reduce the spread of (Corona)," noting that the high use in the Facebook group of applications has never been Has an instance.