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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These companies are pulling out of SXSW amidst coronavirus fears
By Jordan Aaron
These companies are pulling out of SXSW amidst coronavirus fears



Everyone who has pulled out of SXSW so far
Everyone who has pulled out of SXSW so far

Facebook's Messenger gets an overhaul to become faster and lighter
By Words by Stan Schroeder; Video by Marvin Van Buren
Facebook's Messenger gets an overhaul to become faster and lighter

Facebook completely overhauls Messenger on iOS to make it faster and lighter
Facebook completely overhauls Messenger on iOS to make it faster and lighter

Facebook now lets you create 3D photos without a portrait mode camera
Facebook now lets you create 3D photos without a portrait mode camera

Facebook cancels F8 developer conference due to coronavirus
Facebook cancels F8 developer conference due to coronavirus

Facebook to ban coronavirus 'cure' ads
Facebook to ban coronavirus 'cure' ads

College meme groups on Facebook: The new home for student dissent
Illustration of Facebook avatars holding signs

Rhode Island suggests Facebook overpaid the FTC billions to protect Mark Zuckerberg
Rhode Island suggests Facebook overpaid the FTC billions to protect Mark Zuckerberg

An artist has created an archive of Mark Zuckerberg haircuts
By Words by Jack Morse; Video by Marvin Van Buren
An artist has created an archive of Mark Zuckerberg haircuts

The greatest gift machine learning ever gave us is this archive of Mark Zuckerberg haircuts
The greatest gift machine learning ever gave us is this archive of Mark Zuckerberg haircuts


Facebook is testing out Hobbi, a Pinterest-like app
By Words by Stan Schroeder; Video by Jordan Aaron
Facebook is testing out Hobbi, a Pinterest-like app


European privacy officials swipe left on Facebook's dating service
European privacy officials swipe left on Facebook's dating service

WhatsApp has more than 2 billion users
WhatsApp has more than 2 billion users

Facebook takes down accounts based in Iran and Russia
Facebook takes down accounts based in Iran and Russia

UK watchdog to hold social media companies to account over harmful content
UK watchdog to hold social media companies to account over harmful content



Instagram really does show you some accounts more often. Now you can see who.
Instagram really does show you some accounts more often. Now you can see who.


Facebook sends cease-and-desist to facial recognition startup Clearview AI over photo scraping
Facebook sends cease-and-desist to facial recognition startup Clearview AI over photo scraping
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