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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 rolls out 'one strike' policy for live-streaming following New Zealand attack
By Shannon Connellan and Johnny Lieu
Facebook rolls out 'one strike' policy for live-streaming following New Zealand attack





Facebook gives some workers a small raise for staring into the dark heart of the internet
Facebook gives some workers a small raise for staring into the dark heart of the internet


Co-founder of Facebook now wants it broken up
Co-founder of Facebook now wants it broken up


Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes wants to break up Facebook. Here's why.
Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes wants to break up Facebook. Here's why.

Facebook gets petulant after co-founder's call to break up the company
Facebook gets petulant after co-founder's call to break up the company


Instagram to demote posts based on fact-checking like Facebook
Instagram to demote posts based on fact-checking like Facebook

FTC split on punishing Mark Zuckerberg in settlement with Facebook
FTC split on punishing Mark Zuckerberg in settlement with Facebook



Facebook agrees to increased federal oversight on privacy: report
Facebook agrees to increased federal oversight on privacy: report



Mark Zuckerberg could become Facebook's 'designated compliance officer'
Mark Zuckerberg could become Facebook's 'designated compliance officer'

Nearly 5 billion Facebook users will be deceased by the century's end
Nearly 5 billion Facebook users will be deceased by the century's end


Facebook 'community wall' trolled at F8 conference
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Facebook shows how AI bans the only thing people actually want more of on Facebook: Weed
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Instagram announces new anti-bullying features at Facebook F8 conference
Instagram announces new anti-bullying features at Facebook F8 conference
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