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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Instagram to test ‘Group Stories’
By Jordan Aaron
Instagram to test ‘Group Stories’

In blow to Facebook, PayPal pulls out of Libra cryptocurrency project
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Tim Cook expresses distaste of Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency
By Jordan Aaron
Tim Cook expresses distaste of Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency

Facebook can be forced to delete content, E.U. court rules
By Stephen MacDonald
Facebook can be forced to delete content, E.U. court rules

Just a reminder: Facebook Messenger isn't end-to-end encrypted by default
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Instagram now lets you shop with augmented reality
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Instagram's new messaging app is for 'close friends' only
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FBI runs Facebook ads to entice would-be Russian spies
FBI runs Facebook ads to entice would-be Russian spies

Instagram makes its bully-blocking feature available to everyone
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Libra may be losing support from key partners already
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Elizabeth Warren responds to Mark Zuckerberg's vow to 'fight' breakup of Facebook
Elizabeth Warren responds to Mark Zuckerberg's vow to 'fight' breakup of Facebook

Facebook to selectively pay media orgs desperate for its news tab scraps
Facebook to selectively pay media orgs desperate for its news tab scraps

Facebook tests hiding 'likes' from posts
By Stephen MacDonald
Facebook tests hiding 'likes' from posts

Facebook now blocks all links to The Pirate Bay
Facebook now blocks all links to The Pirate Bay

Facebook Messenger's role in child sexual abuse online raises troubling questions
Facebook Messenger's role in child sexual abuse online raises troubling questions

These iOS apps need to embrace dark mode
These iOS apps need to embrace dark mode

Are you obsessed with likes? Well, Facebook might remove their counts.
Are you obsessed with likes? Well, Facebook might remove their counts.

Surprise! Facebook is reportedly still tops when it comes to disinformation.
Surprise! Facebook is reportedly still tops when it comes to disinformation.

Facebook acquires startup known for mind-reading wristbands
By Emmet Smith
Facebook acquires startup known for mind-reading wristbands

Oculus Quest to ditch controllers for hand-tracking tech
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Facebook will allow speech from politicians to break its 'community standards'
Facebook will allow speech from politicians to break its 'community standards'

Facebook wants to build a mind-reading wristband
Facebook wants to build a mind-reading wristband

Facebook reveals Libra will be backed by several international currencies
By Emmet Smith
Facebook reveals Libra will be backed by several international currencies

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