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 shuts down Friend List Feeds
Facebook shuts down Friend List Feeds

The only good thing left on Facebook is private meme groups
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Big Tech takes a major stand against Alex Jones
Big Tech takes a major stand against Alex Jones



Facebook's app is now the third-most popular browser in the U.S.
Facebook's app is now the third-most popular browser in the U.S.

Why some baby boomers are eating up the QAnon conspiracy
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Facebook denies report that it’s coming for your financial data
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How the dominoes in Alex Jones' social media empire all fell at once
How the dominoes in Alex Jones' social media empire all fell at once


'Time Well Spent' features are the Marlboro Lights of the tech industry
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Facebook is testing its very own dating app
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For a brief moment of bliss, Facebook was down
For a brief moment of bliss, Facebook was down

Facebook’s new 'Playable Ads' let you try mobile game demos right in your newsfeed
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Facebook's staunchest privacy advocates are disappearing
Facebook's staunchest privacy advocates are disappearing

Facebook is ready to start making serious money off WhatsApp
Facebook is ready to start making serious money off WhatsApp


Facebook and Instagram's attempt to break your addiction probably won't
Facebook and Instagram's attempt to break your addiction probably won't



Belgian museums are uniting in protest against Facebook over artistic nudity ban
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Facebook just set a $119 billion record for failure
Facebook just set a $119 billion record for failure

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