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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Facebook has suspended 'tens of thousands' of apps for policy violations
Facebook has suspended 'tens of thousands' of apps for policy violations


Instagram restricts diet posts following users’ concerns
By Emmet Smith
Instagram restricts diet posts following users’ concerns

U.S. Senators grill Facebook, Google, and Twitter on extremist content
U.S. Senators grill Facebook, Google, and Twitter on extremist content


Facebook pushes further into your home with Portal TV
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Facebook bans more than 200 white supremacist groups, updates terrorism definition
Facebook bans more than 200 white supremacist groups, updates terrorism definition

Facebook reportedly working on fashionable smart glasses to replace cellphones
Facebook reportedly working on fashionable smart glasses to replace cellphones

Congress wants internal records from Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google
Congress wants internal records from Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google

Watch Elmo join Priscilla Chan to promote a new literacy program
Watch Elmo join Priscilla Chan to promote a new literacy program

Facebook releases editorial criteria for the company’s news tab
By Emmet Smith
Facebook releases editorial criteria for the company’s news tab

How Facebook will pick the news you see in its app
How Facebook will pick the news you see in its app

Period-tracking apps found sharing data with Facebook
By Emmet Smith
Period-tracking apps found sharing data with Facebook

Russia says Google, Facebook interfered in its election cycle
By Jordan Aaron
Russia says Google, Facebook interfered in its election cycle

Russia accuses Google, Facebook of election interference
Russia accuses Google, Facebook of election interference

Facebook has a gaping loophole in its fight against fake news
Facebook has a gaping loophole in its fight against fake news


Facebook Dating hits the U.S. and will let users add Instagram Stories soon
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YouTube's $170 million fine isn't enough—and part of the FTC knows it
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Facebook curbs its controversial facial recognition features
By Jordan Aaron
Facebook curbs its controversial facial recognition features

Facebook updates its controversial facial recognition settings
Facebook updates its controversial facial recognition settings

Facebook clamps down on political advertisers ahead of 2020 elections
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Facebook launches bug bounty program for Libra
By Rob Marvin
Facebook launches bug bounty program for Libra

Instagram is working on yet another Snapchat clone
Instagram is working on yet another Snapchat clone

Facebook's 'clear history' feature delayed in U.S. over sex-trafficking case
Facebook's 'clear history' feature delayed in U.S. over sex-trafficking case
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