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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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Will Trump be allowed back on Facebook and Instagram? We'll know Wednesday.
Will Trump be allowed back on Facebook and Instagram? We'll know Wednesday.

Facebook's 'help keep us free' plea highlights the true cost of social media. Again.
Facebook's 'help keep us free' plea highlights the true cost of social media. Again.


Facebook says it removed the internet's 12 most prominent anti-vaxxers. 10 are still on the social network.
Facebook says it removed the internet's 12 most prominent anti-vaxxers. 10 are still on the social network.





Facebook will reportedly reveal its Clubhouse competitor on Monday
Facebook will reportedly reveal its Clubhouse competitor on Monday

Facebook's most popular post about the J & J COVID vaccine was posted by a conspiracy theorist
Facebook's most popular post about the J & J COVID vaccine was posted by a conspiracy theorist



Facebook created a speed video dating app called Sparked
Facebook created a speed video dating app called Sparked

New study shows that Facebook's job ad algorithm still discriminates based on gender
New study shows that Facebook's job ad algorithm still discriminates based on gender



How to check if hackers are sharing your Facebook data
How to check if hackers are sharing your Facebook data


Facebook data for 533 million users leaked in 2019 and hey, it's still out there
Facebook data for 533 million users leaked in 2019 and hey, it's still out there


Facebook freezes Venezuela president's page for promoting a false COVID-19 'cure'
Facebook freezes Venezuela president's page for promoting a false COVID-19 'cure'

3 things the Facebook, Google, and Twitter CEOs were grilled about in Congress
3 things the Facebook, Google, and Twitter CEOs were grilled about in Congress

Zuckerberg shrugs off concerns about Instagram for kids in congressional hearing
Zuckerberg shrugs off concerns about Instagram for kids in congressional hearing

Jack Dorsey subtweets Congress mid-Congressional hearing
Jack Dorsey subtweets Congress mid-Congressional hearing

12 people are behind most of the anti-vaxxer disinformation you see on social media
12 people are behind most of the anti-vaxxer disinformation you see on social media

Here's what Facebook's Messenger-based Clubhouse competitor might look like
Here's what Facebook's Messenger-based Clubhouse competitor might look like
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