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 belatedly makes it harder to run some discriminatory ads
Facebook belatedly makes it harder to run some discriminatory ads


Facebook reveals more details about how Christchurch terror attack video spread
Facebook reveals more details about how Christchurch terror attack video spread

Facebook fights local 'news deserts' it helped create
Facebook fights local 'news deserts' it helped create

Two key executives quit Facebook
Two key executives quit Facebook

Facebook has removed 1.5 million videos of the New Zealand shooting, but questions remain
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Facebook's News Feed changes were supposed to make us feel good. It's not working.
Facebook's News Feed changes were supposed to make us feel good. It's not working.


Facebook claims its new AI technology can automatically detect revenge porn
Facebook claims its new AI technology can automatically detect revenge porn

Facebook loses two important executives amid new privacy push
Facebook loses two important executives amid new privacy push


If you think Facebook has no competition, just ask Telegram
If you think Facebook has no competition, just ask Telegram





Facebook lost 15 million users in the U.S. since 2017
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Facebook lost 15 million users in the U.S. since 2017


Facebook reveals its 'privacy-focused vision for social networking'
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Facebook reveals its 'privacy-focused vision for social networking'

Mark Zuckerberg's former mentor says privacy manifesto is a PR stunt
Mark Zuckerberg's former mentor says privacy manifesto is a PR stunt

Facebook finally cracks down on anti-vaccination conspiracy theories
Facebook finally cracks down on anti-vaccination conspiracy theories

U.S. users are leaving Facebook, new study claims
U.S. users are leaving Facebook, new study claims

Why we should all be skeptical of Mark Zuckerberg's new commitment to privacy
Why we should all be skeptical of Mark Zuckerberg's new commitment to privacy


Cryptography experts are already laughing at 'Facebook Coin'
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