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 launches 'disaster maps' to help communities recover after crises
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People really 'love' Facebook's Messenger reactions
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Facebook just made it easier to yell at your politicians
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Facebook Live introduces closed captions for deaf and hard of hearing users
Facebook Live introduces closed captions for deaf and hard of hearing users

In search of meaning for the Facebook Like
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Facebook's new Pride Month features celebrate the LGBTQ community with style
Facebook's new Pride Month features celebrate the LGBTQ community with style


Facebook tries to bring back Pokes on the down low
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Facebook now allows you to add posts to albums
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Mark Zuckerberg says Trump's climate move 'puts our children's future at risk'
Mark Zuckerberg says Trump's climate move 'puts our children's future at risk'


People think Maya Angelou just died thanks to Facebook
People think Maya Angelou just died thanks to Facebook



Hillary Clinton says Facebook must 'prevent fake news from creating a new reality'
Hillary Clinton says Facebook must 'prevent fake news from creating a new reality'


Facebook is valiantly trying but failing to moderate hate speech in some languages
Facebook is valiantly trying but failing to moderate hate speech in some languages

This new animation technique might actually make selfies interesting
This new animation technique might actually make selfies interesting


What Harvard graduates saw from Mark Zuckerberg: Humility
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Harvard newspaper hacked just to make fun of grad speaker Mark Zuckerberg
Harvard newspaper hacked just to make fun of grad speaker Mark Zuckerberg
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