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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You can now order food on Facebook and it's called 'Order Food'
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Why I'm forcing all my friends to buy the Oculus Go
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Child bride uses Facebook evidence to annul her illegal underage marriage
Child bride uses Facebook evidence to annul her illegal underage marriage

Sorry, but you just can't erase yourself from the internet
Sorry, but you just can't erase yourself from the internet

Thirteen years in, Facebook says it will appoint its first black board member
Thirteen years in, Facebook says it will appoint its first black board member


Facebook is opening up its most annoying feature to thirsty brands
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Sheryl Sandberg to U.S. government: Release the Russian ads
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Oculus Go solves VR's two biggest problems
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The Oculus 'Santa Cruz' headset will be the realization of a VR dream
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Mark Zuckerberg sets a new goal: 1 billion people using virtual reality
Mark Zuckerberg sets a new goal: 1 billion people using virtual reality

Facebook announces $199 Oculus Go standalone VR headset
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Facebook went down Wednesday, taking Instagram with it
Facebook went down Wednesday, taking Instagram with it



Facebook's targeted ads on Google want to talk about Russia's targeted ads on Facebook
Facebook's targeted ads on Google want to talk about Russia's targeted ads on Facebook

Here's how a band used Facebook Live's delay to create a one-of-a-kind song
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Snapchat makes its biggest move yet in becoming America's WeChat
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Clinton and Trump were both offered data from Facebook. Only one jumped at the chance.
Clinton and Trump were both offered data from Facebook. Only one jumped at the chance.
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