Facebook users ditch platform, find the social media giant 'boring', national survey shows TueTuesday 16 updated TueTuesday 16 Dr Roger Patulny says people are gaining more control over their social media use. ( Share Print text only Cancel It might be a technology giant used by 2.7 billion people, but Australians are losing their interest in Facebook because they think it is boring, according to new research. Key points: Social media users are reducing their Facebook use, according to research from the Australian Survey of Social Attitudes Sociology lecturer Roger Patulny says the main reason people are switching off is because they find social media boring