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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Sacha Baron Cohen and Neil Young slam Facebook
Sacha Baron Cohen and Neil Young slam Facebook



Facebook will now let brands choose exactly where their ads will show
Facebook will now let brands choose exactly where their ads will show



Watch out for this Facebook ad scam
By Jordan Aaron
Watch out for this Facebook ad scam

Report: Americans don't trust companies to admit data misuse
Report: Americans don't trust companies to admit data misuse

Facebook ad scam tricks users with images and video of Kickstarter products
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Facebook bug secretly activates iPhone camera
By Stephen MacDonald
Facebook bug secretly activates iPhone camera

Pretend you have the worst job with Facebook's content moderation quiz
Pretend you have the worst job with Facebook's content moderation quiz



Facebook bug secretly turns on iPhone camera
Facebook bug secretly turns on iPhone camera


You can now remove things from Facebook's shortcut bar, including the red dots
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Instagram experiment hits the U.S., and your likes may disappear soon
Instagram experiment hits the U.S., and your likes may disappear soon

Facebook blocks posts outing alleged Trump whistleblower
Facebook blocks posts outing alleged Trump whistleblower

Don't be fooled, Twitter is still a hellscape
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Facebook gave Tinder and other dating apps special access to user data
Facebook gave Tinder and other dating apps special access to user data

Sheryl Sandberg discussed 'Facebook lite' for kids in 2013, leaked messages show
Sheryl Sandberg discussed 'Facebook lite' for kids in 2013, leaked messages show

Facebook users mistrusted apps long before Zuckerberg did, leaked documents show
Facebook users mistrusted apps long before Zuckerberg did, leaked documents show

Facebook employees discuss 'f*cking with' developers in leaked internal chats
Facebook employees discuss 'f*cking with' developers in leaked internal chats

Facebook reveals privacy breach discreetly
By Jordan Aaron
Facebook reveals privacy breach discreetly

Facebook quietly discloses another serious privacy breach
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Facebook could use video selfies to fight fake accounts
Facebook could use video selfies to fight fake accounts
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