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Not just for your parents: Facebook’s buy-and-sell platform drawing back millennials - Halifax | Globalnews.ca

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Tyler Stapleton , 31 , bought a historic 400-kilogram anchor for $ 400 on Facebook Marketplace .

He is one of many millennial and generation Z Canadians who feel the social media platform they had largely disengaged from is bringing them back and keeping them hooked.

Kevin Ouellette , a 27-year-old teacher living in Cole Harbour , N.S. , said he and his partner have relied heavily on the site to live affordably.

“But now, people are using it to find deals, for connections and job searching.

It’s pulling all the millennials back in there.” This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 7, 2024 ..

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English

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34

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