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 rolls out new shows to the entire U.S.
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Teens, you deserve a life free from phones and social media. Here's how to get it.
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Islands, a new messaging app, is taking over college campuses
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During Harvey, social media rose to the challenge as a force for good
During Harvey, social media rose to the challenge as a force for good




Facebook is going after one of the big ways fake news spreads
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Happy Saturday, Facebook and Instagram are down
Happy Saturday, Facebook and Instagram are down




Group Messages on the iPhone are driving me nuts, and I'm so over it
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'Humans of New York' is getting its own Facebook TV series and the trailer looks epic
'Humans of New York' is getting its own Facebook TV series and the trailer looks epic


Twitter adds live college football just a day after Facebook does the same
Twitter adds live college football just a day after Facebook does the same


Hackers offered $500,000 for WhatsApp and Signal exploits
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Mark Zuckerberg confirms Facebook will add subscriptions for publishers, not take a cut
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Facebook's live sports ambitions add college football
Facebook's live sports ambitions add college football



WhatsApp adds colorful text-only updates to Status
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A 55 and over Facebook group where friends are made
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