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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 removes 82 pages and accounts linked to Iran
Facebook removes 82 pages and accounts linked to Iran

Frontline's Facebook documentary sheds new light on company's mistakes
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What does it actually take to hack an election? — Technically Speaking
What does it actually take to hack an election? — Technically Speaking


Facebook is working on a music app to rival TikTok: report
Facebook is working on a music app to rival TikTok: report

Facebook will let you add music to your profile, so you can pretend like Myspace never died
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Now it's way easier to see who's doing the most political spending on Facebook
Now it's way easier to see who's doing the most political spending on Facebook

Facebook is trying to make Messenger less of a mess
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Teens use Instagram more than Snapchat, report says
Teens use Instagram more than Snapchat, report says


Japan is the latest country to challenge Facebook to improve security
Japan is the latest country to challenge Facebook to improve security


Facebook hires 'one of the least popular party leaders in modern British history' to fix its image
Facebook hires 'one of the least popular party leaders in modern British history' to fix its image

Inside the 'war room' where Facebook is trying to safeguard elections
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Facebook reboots 'The Real World' to draw people to its video platform
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Facebook reportedly building a device to stream Watch shows on your TV
Facebook reportedly building a device to stream Watch shows on your TV

Facebook cracks down on voter suppression ahead of U.S. midterm elections
Facebook cracks down on voter suppression ahead of U.S. midterm elections

Everything is not 'awesome' at Facebook, says Instagram co-founder
Everything is not 'awesome' at Facebook, says Instagram co-founder

The fascinating story behind the explosive success of Candy Crush — MashTalk
The fascinating story behind the explosive success of Candy Crush — MashTalk


Facebook now says 30 million affected by hack, will notify users
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Your Facebook activity influences what appears in your Instagram feed
Your Facebook activity influences what appears in your Instagram feed

Facebook now lets you post hyper-realistic 3D photos
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