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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Facebook is testing a new feature to encourage conversations
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Fiery explosion sets back SpaceX and Facebook
Fiery explosion sets back SpaceX and Facebook


Facebook's Internet connectivity initiative suffers setback due to SpaceX explosion
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A message from the robot who now runs Facebook's trending topics
A message from the robot who now runs Facebook's trending topics

Why we should worry about Facebook's Trending topics disaster
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Zoom comes to Instagram after a half-decade wait
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Mark Zuckerberg walked the streets of Lagos, Nigeria to meet the startup that recruits African tech talent
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WhatsApp lands in hot water in India over privacy policy changes
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Facebook's Zuckerberg says user control of Safety Check coming
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Instagram will soon suggest Stories from people you don't follow
Instagram will soon suggest Stories from people you don't follow


Mom defends her 3-year-old son's choice to wear tutus
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Mark Zuckerberg meets the Pope, gives him a model drone
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Man's kind Facebook post rallies community to save struggling restaurant
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How social media amplified anger over EpiPen's price gouge
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Bakery stands up to trolls over Ken doll cake
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Facebook fires humans from writing Trending Topics headlines
Facebook fires humans from writing Trending Topics headlines

Facebook decides vertical videos are cool again, expands them in your mobile news feed
Facebook decides vertical videos are cool again, expands them in your mobile news feed

Apple, Facebook join White House pledge for equal pay
Apple, Facebook join White House pledge for equal pay



How to keep Facebook from seeing your WhatsApp data
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