Why Pinterest Can Benefit From Facebook's Troubles

In a recent series of high-profile articles, The Wall Street Journal highlighted the difficulties Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) has in monitoring harmful content on its platform. The revelation is little surprise to those who use the company's services regularly. Facebook has nearly 3 billion daily active users across its family of apps. The quantity of content those users post on an average day or week is an almost unfathomable challenge to monitor.

What does this mean for investors? The negative publicity surrounding Facebook could cause advertisers to move spending to other platforms with less toxicity. Popular household brands are wary of their products or images being displayed next to potentially damaging content. Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) is one company that could benefit from Facebook's troubles.

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