This earnings season was brutal for Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: FB) and PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL). PayPal blamed its deceleration on supply-chain challenges for merchants, inflationary headwinds, pandemic-related disruptions for travel and event bookings, the lack of new stimulus checks, and slower e-commerce sales. That massive audience will make Meta one of the world's top digital-advertising platforms for the foreseeable future -- and its growth could accelerate again after it tweaks its ads on iOS devices.