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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Deleting Facebook won't fix our privacy nightmare
Deleting Facebook won't fix our privacy nightmare


Zuckerberg gets sent fiery ultimatum by journalists that exposed Facebook scandal
Zuckerberg gets sent fiery ultimatum by journalists that exposed Facebook scandal






The conversation will be weaponized: Why Facebook, Slack and Cambridge Analytica are the future
The conversation will be weaponized: Why Facebook, Slack and Cambridge Analytica are the future

Mozilla pulls ads from Facebook until Zuck makes good
Mozilla pulls ads from Facebook until Zuck makes good


Mark Zuckerberg says he's open to regulation of Facebook on CNN
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Mark Zuckerberg says he's open to regulation of Facebook on CNN

Why Mark Zuckerberg's response to the Cambridge Analytica controversy is a big deal
Why Mark Zuckerberg's response to the Cambridge Analytica controversy is a big deal

Don't forget: Instagram is creepy, too
Don't forget: Instagram is creepy, too

What is ProtonMail, the service used by Cambridge Analytica to cover its tracks?
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Mark Zuckerberg's statement from Facebook is missing one major thing
Mark Zuckerberg's statement from Facebook is missing one major thing


I'd love to delete Facebook, but I don't want to give up my Tinder matches
I'd love to delete Facebook, but I don't want to give up my Tinder matches


All the bans on cryptocurrency ads won't hurt legit crypto businesses
All the bans on cryptocurrency ads won't hurt legit crypto businesses

Facebook needs to stick up for its users. It's past time for a public editor.
Facebook needs to stick up for its users. It's past time for a public editor.

Mark Zuckerberg to finally speak out on Cambridge Analytica controversy
Mark Zuckerberg to finally speak out on Cambridge Analytica controversy

To understand Facebook's betrayal, just look at my mom
To understand Facebook's betrayal, just look at my mom
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