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![Messages on both Instagram and Messenger displayed on two phones.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03DleokncwlR6R3Axe9s6MR/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1701770500.jpg)
![Messages on both Instagram and Messenger displayed on two phones.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03DleokncwlR6R3Axe9s6MR/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1701770500.jpg)
![Supporters of the lawsuit stand in front of the Berlin Regional Court before the start of the hearing of DUH's landmark lawsuit against the US internet giant Meta (Facebook, Instagram) at the Berlin Regional Court. The lawsuit is based on threats of violence and murder in public Facebook groups. Resch is demanding that the Facebook parent company close certain groups and is attempting to enforce this with a model lawsuit.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/02xKUXrQjK0tdaRTfJoHC4S/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1701010231.jpg)
![Supporters of the lawsuit stand in front of the Berlin Regional Court before the start of the hearing of DUH's landmark lawsuit against the US internet giant Meta (Facebook, Instagram) at the Berlin Regional Court. The lawsuit is based on threats of violence and murder in public Facebook groups. Resch is demanding that the Facebook parent company close certain groups and is attempting to enforce this with a model lawsuit.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/02xKUXrQjK0tdaRTfJoHC4S/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1701010231.jpg)
![In this photo illustration, three screens display the splash page for the Meta page on the facebook website on October 29, 2021 in London, England](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00gVGWU7C5yYrX30z5ep9Di/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1700411174.jpg)
![In this photo illustration, three screens display the splash page for the Meta page on the facebook website on October 29, 2021 in London, England](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00gVGWU7C5yYrX30z5ep9Di/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1700411174.jpg)
![Google Bard on mobile device](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/02jgv4mmvCCFIQvxlRX3Szg/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1699906560.jpg)
![Google Bard on mobile device](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/02jgv4mmvCCFIQvxlRX3Szg/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1699906560.jpg)
![Facebook logo on a smartphone sitting on a pile of money](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01mADVkraPtDzrGcaFJ7J80/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1699521412.jpg)
![Facebook logo on a smartphone sitting on a pile of money](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01mADVkraPtDzrGcaFJ7J80/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1699521412.jpg)
![Meta logo in front of the word "AI"](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/06yocrY0YO1iFKk28gMc4PO/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1699468183.jpg)
![Meta logo in front of the word "AI"](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/06yocrY0YO1iFKk28gMc4PO/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1699468183.jpg)
![The Facebook logo on a smartphone.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/062aOzNdyntsdtnvyxC1dnX/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1651217564.jpg)
![The Facebook logo on a smartphone.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/062aOzNdyntsdtnvyxC1dnX/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1651217564.jpg)
![Mark Zuckerberg standing in front of the Facebook logo.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/024iDFcUVht5YPpVmzxiMyg/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1698672055.png)
![Mark Zuckerberg standing in front of the Facebook logo.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/024iDFcUVht5YPpVmzxiMyg/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1698672055.png)
![Instagram crossed out](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05TzELDImOyXKC0BqPjqR1T/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1697737663.jpg)
![Instagram crossed out](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05TzELDImOyXKC0BqPjqR1T/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1697737663.jpg)
![side by side of mark zuckerberg wearing a meta quest headset and his avatar in the metaverse](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/04mGcsOfrHIXtNJXYKS7kdo/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1696425503.png)
![side by side of mark zuckerberg wearing a meta quest headset and his avatar in the metaverse](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/videos/04mGcsOfrHIXtNJXYKS7kdo/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1696425503.png)
![In this photo illustration a Facebook logo seen displayed on a smartphone screen on 50 and 100 Euro bills in Athens, Greece on September 30, 2023.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00cS7dMYO4S4CNFV0x1muU8/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1696359586.jpg)
![In this photo illustration a Facebook logo seen displayed on a smartphone screen on 50 and 100 Euro bills in Athens, Greece on September 30, 2023.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00cS7dMYO4S4CNFV0x1muU8/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1696359586.jpg)
![Meta AI as your personal assistant working across all of Meta's apps.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03wsFuQSMH2FLXqZnH11Axa/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1695996642.webp)
![Meta AI as your personal assistant working across all of Meta's apps.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03wsFuQSMH2FLXqZnH11Axa/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1695996642.webp)
![Meta Verified](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01GDFXjz4u5HVRssve3dVvs/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1695239300.jpg)
![Meta Verified](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01GDFXjz4u5HVRssve3dVvs/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1695239300.jpg)
![An AI grabbing social media posts.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/07w9immXl5rR3D2rYsHnG68/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1692223213.jpg)
![An AI grabbing social media posts.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/07w9immXl5rR3D2rYsHnG68/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1692223213.jpg)
![Mark Zuckerberg in front of a locked image.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/02Co3y854JSgFhf1C96jc91/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1693590597.png)
![Mark Zuckerberg in front of a locked image.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/02Co3y854JSgFhf1C96jc91/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1693590597.png)
![Facebook logo on mobile device](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00QB3IwnmaTfCj8qW1ULWzd/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1693340604.jpg)
![Facebook logo on mobile device](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00QB3IwnmaTfCj8qW1ULWzd/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1693340604.jpg)
![Being unfriended on Facebook](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03LLbUNWvqaCtOuv9b0QRIk/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1691594357.png)
![Being unfriended on Facebook](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03LLbUNWvqaCtOuv9b0QRIk/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1691594357.png)
![Facebook logo on a smartphone in front of a pile of American dollars](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/07d2eDyGYymATdHaUcKgKdh/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1690554938.jpg)
![Facebook logo on a smartphone in front of a pile of American dollars](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/07d2eDyGYymATdHaUcKgKdh/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1690554938.jpg)
![Meta avatars](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/04sOvHmXnaADNXs2E4QAaat/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1689170499.jpg)
![Meta avatars](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/04sOvHmXnaADNXs2E4QAaat/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1689170499.jpg)
![An illustration of three people holding up cell phones, each with a large heart illustration on the screen.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05C67uYvCFNd9km7coGKo53/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1637763347.jpg)
![An illustration of three people holding up cell phones, each with a large heart illustration on the screen.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05C67uYvCFNd9km7coGKo53/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1637763347.jpg)
![Facebook Meta](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05n3X6TTFyX72XnkPXiISTK/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1688128936.jpg)
![Facebook Meta](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05n3X6TTFyX72XnkPXiISTK/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1688128936.jpg)
![Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, Instagram, and Meta in front of a lock sign.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00pjpGDXqorUO7588PowCFG/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1687529262.png)
![Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, Instagram, and Meta in front of a lock sign.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00pjpGDXqorUO7588PowCFG/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1687529262.png)
![A person walking through a graveyard of social media apps.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/07ex592MAyRcsn5D11H5PAB/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1687355819.png)
![A person walking through a graveyard of social media apps.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/07ex592MAyRcsn5D11H5PAB/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1687355819.png)
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?