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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Meta's Portal to support live American Sign Language interpreting apps
The Portal screen showing users communicating in American Sign Language.





Meta is taking new steps to detect and prevent the spread of revenge porn
An illustration of a woman facing deepfake porn, or manipulated videos that falsely include people's faces.

Facebook and Instagram now allow praise for Kyle Rittenhouse
Kyle Rittenhouse looks back as attorneys discuss items in the motion for mistrial presented by his defense during his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse on Nov. 17, 2021 in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Meta must sell Giphy, says UK regulator
Giphy logo displayed on a phone screen and Giphy website displayed on a laptop screen.


Facebook won't let me unlike inactive pages and it's ruining the vibes
A screenshot of the likes I cannot unlike on Facebook because the pages are inactive.

Encrypted messaging on Facebook and Instagram delayed until 2023
A pair of hands holding a smartphone with a large Facebook logo displayed on its screen.

Facebook is giving you more control over your News Feed, but it's just a test for now
Facebook news feed


Mark Zuckerberg and his metaverse just got roasted by… Iceland?!
The Icelandic parody alter-ego of Mark Zuckerberg shows off his vision for the 'Icelandverse'

It's time to imagine a world without Facebook
A broken Facebook screen


5 companies with horrible reputations that changed their names
5 companies with horrible reputations that changed their names


Facebook makes big show of kinda ending facial recognition
Facebook makes big show of kinda ending facial recognition

Meet the 'Toxic Ten': The fringe outlets behind most climate change denial on the internet
Meet the 'Toxic Ten': The fringe outlets behind most climate change denial on the internet

Big Tech lost billions because of Apple's privacy changes. Boo f-ing hoo.
Big Tech lost billions because of Apple's privacy changes. Boo f-ing hoo.


Facebook finally takes steps against misinformation about COVID vaccines for children
Facebook finally takes steps against misinformation about COVID vaccines for children



Mark Zuckerberg's 'killer use case' for the metaverse is dumb as hell
Mark Zuckerberg's 'killer use case' for the metaverse is dumb as hell
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