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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Edward Snowden says Facebook is spying on you

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Stop syncing your contacts with Facebook
Stop syncing your contacts with Facebook

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Facebook announces goal for AR glasses that can read minds
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Facebook announces goal for AR glasses that can read minds




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My failed attempt to find a roommate on Facebook

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Instagram tests new green screen effect in Stories

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Facebook is under another FTC investigation
Facebook is under another FTC investigation

Everything you need to know about Facebook's deal with the FTC
Everything you need to know about Facebook's deal with the FTC

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A 'technical error' in Facebook's Messenger Kids app let kids bypass its own safety rule
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How the FTC let Mark Zuckerberg off the hook
How the FTC let Mark Zuckerberg off the hook

Instagram's started hiding likes, and not everyone, uh, likes it
Instagram's started hiding likes, and not everyone, uh, likes it

Republican and Democratic reps slam Facebook’s Libra during trial
Republican and Democratic reps slam Facebook’s Libra during trial

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Congressman implies Facebook's Libra is a 'shitcoin'
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