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SoftBank’s Gen Z social media bust: was IRL the next Facebook or a fraud?

Japanese group claims it was duped, founder says he was a scapegoat and ex-employees say there were problems from the start
Abraham Shafi, the founder of IRL

In March 2022, as the sun set on a beachside stage in Maui, a rising star at SoftBank Vision Fund lavished praise on the leadership of a social media app the group had backed to become