Facebook

Ah, Facebook. Everyone's heard of Facebook! Founded in 2004 by then-Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg as a way to rank fellow college students, Facebook would quickly become the largest social network on the planet and amass billions of users. The platform's popularity was bolstered by users looking to reconnect with old friends and connect with loved ones around the world. But, of course, that's not where the story ends and the rest, well, isn't so positive sounding for Facebook. The 2010 Hollywood drama, The Social Network, about Facebook's tumultuous early startup days, 2018's Cambridge Analytica data scandal, the company's ongoing role in spreading far-right extremism and conspiracy theories. Facebook, and its parent company Meta, remains a behemoth in the online space (even if the stigma is that it's mostly used by your parents and grandparents now). And who knows what its future holds with the Metaverse?

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How Facebook's last year shows dominance in mobile advertising — and what's next

Snapchat is just 'Snap' now
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Facebook can't run away the realities of video advertising anymore
Facebook can't run away the realities of video advertising anymore

The Facebook feature fueling the police brutality protests in America
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Indian court orders WhatsApp to not share user data with Facebook collected before Sept. 25
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Guy's plan to help homeless with McDonald's Monopoly goes viral
Guy's plan to help homeless with McDonald's Monopoly goes viral

Passive aggressively ask friends to pay you back with Facebook's new feature
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Tulsa teacher's Facebook post: 'put yourself in the shoes of a child of color'
Tulsa teacher's Facebook post: 'put yourself in the shoes of a child of color'

Facebook 'Safety Check' activated amidst violent Charlotte protests
Facebook 'Safety Check' activated amidst violent Charlotte protests

Mark Zuckerberg's new $3 billion goal: Cure, prevent and manage all disease
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Heartbreaking Facebook video puts spotlight on Charlotte police shooting
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Facebook helps you show your love on the International Day of Peace
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40% of millennials say their business inspiration is Mark Zuckerberg
40% of millennials say their business inspiration is Mark Zuckerberg

How tech companies are committing to helping the global refugee crisis
How tech companies are committing to helping the global refugee crisis

Facebook will livestream a presidential debate for the first time
Facebook will livestream a presidential debate for the first time


Facebook just added a hardware startup to its secret projects
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Facebook hires top ex-Yahoo exec with India expertize to lead Messenger strategy
Facebook hires top ex-Yahoo exec with India expertize to lead Messenger strategy

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