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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Ex-Facebook head says company 'profits partly by amplifying lies'
Ex-Facebook head says company 'profits partly by amplifying lies'



Why Facebook just changed its company logo
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Donald Trump is being used on Twitter. That should alarm everyone.
Donald Trump is being used on Twitter. That should alarm everyone.

Facebook is the latest tech company to half-ass its way into healthcare
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Mark Zuckerberg dunks on Aaron Sorkin in saddest way possible
Mark Zuckerberg dunks on Aaron Sorkin in saddest way possible

Facebook is testing encrypted video and audio calls
Facebook is testing encrypted video and audio calls

'The Social Network' writer Aaron Sorkin rips Mark Zuckerberg in open letter
'The Social Network' writer Aaron Sorkin rips Mark Zuckerberg in open letter


Twitter's new ad policy prompts politicians to call out Facebook
Twitter's new ad policy prompts politicians to call out Facebook

Facebook leaves no doubt: It's the right wing's social network now
Facebook leaves no doubt: It's the right wing's social network now



Facebook sues WhatsApp developer that allegedly put spyware on phones of journalists and political dissidents
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Hundreds of Facebook employees slam company's political ad rules in open letter
Hundreds of Facebook employees slam company's political ad rules in open letter

Watch Mark Zuckerberg duck a question about including Breitbart in Facebook's News tab
Watch Mark Zuckerberg duck a question about including Breitbart in Facebook's News tab


Can Facebook's News tab fix the problems News Feed created?
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Jack Dorsey trashes Facebook's Libra, say it's not even a cryptocurrency
Jack Dorsey trashes Facebook's Libra, say it's not even a cryptocurrency

Instagram will label ‘False Information’ on misleading posts
Instagram will label ‘False Information’ on misleading posts

You can’t lurk on Instagram anymore unless you’re logged in
You can’t lurk on Instagram anymore unless you’re logged in


Rep. Rashida Tlaib grills Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook's hate speech policies
Rep. Rashida Tlaib grills Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook's hate speech policies


Watch Mark Zuckerberg fail miserably when asked about civil rights
Watch Mark Zuckerberg fail miserably when asked about civil rights
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