Meta was a $26 Bn net purchaser (opposite of issuer)

Companies buy back shares as a different way than dividends to enrich their shareholders.

yes, if it sells them on the market.

The last time meta sold stock on the market was a primary stock offering in December 2013, roughly a year and a half after its initial public offering (IPO).

I find it crazy that so many people misunderstand this basic fact about how the market works.