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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WhatsApp bug let hackers access computers with only a text message
WhatsApp bug let hackers access computers with only a text message

Facebook adds more parental controls to Messenger Kids app
By Matthew Humphries
Facebook adds more parental controls to Messenger Kids app


Here's what Mark Zuckerberg really meant by being 'understood'
Here's what Mark Zuckerberg really meant by being 'understood'

Facebook will remove some coronavirus conspiracy theories
Facebook will remove some coronavirus conspiracy theories

People still don't know what Facebook Watch is. Facebook doesn't seem sure either.
People still don't know what Facebook Watch is. Facebook doesn't seem sure either.

Facebook agrees to $550M slap on the wrist following facial recognition suit
Facebook agrees to $550M slap on the wrist following facial recognition suit

Mark Zuckerberg doesn't need to be 'liked'
Mark Zuckerberg doesn't need to be 'liked'

Facebook says oversight board is coming soon
Facebook says oversight board is coming soon

Facebook finally launches 'Clear History' button for real
Facebook finally launches 'Clear History' button for real




Facebook apologetic after a 'technical issue' calls China's leader 'Mr. Shithole'
Facebook apologetic after a 'technical issue' calls China's leader 'Mr. Shithole'

Instagram noticed you never hit the IGTV button, so it's going away
Instagram noticed you never hit the IGTV button, so it's going away


Deepfakes are getting easier to make and the internet's just not ready
Deepfakes are getting easier to make and the internet's just not ready

Joe Biden calls Zuckerberg 'a real problem' and wants to revoke Section 230
Joe Biden calls Zuckerberg 'a real problem' and wants to revoke Section 230

Mark Zuckerberg is terrified of TikTok. Here's why.
By Words by Karissa Bell; Video by Marvin Van Buren
Mark Zuckerberg is terrified of TikTok. Here's why.


Facebook still hasn't paid that $5B FTC fine, but what happens when it does?
Facebook still hasn't paid that $5B FTC fine, but what happens when it does?



Bernie Sanders is a confirmed NUMTOT
Bernie Sanders is a confirmed NUMTOT

Instagram DMs come to the web
Instagram DMs come to the web

Mark Hamill deletes Facebook, criticizes its policy
By Words by Alison Foreman; Video by Marvin Van Buren
Mark Hamill deletes Facebook, criticizes its policy
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