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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 is pulling the plug on Messenger chats on Instagram
Messages on both Instagram and Messenger displayed on two phones.

Complaint alleges that Meta 'pursued' children to use its platforms
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.


Meta shutters its Responsible AI team
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

Google sues scammers spreading malware disguised as its Bard AI chatbot
Google Bard on mobile device

I tried out Facebook's ad-free tier. Here's what it's like.
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Political ads on Facebook, Instagram required to disclose use of AI
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How to change your name on Facebook
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How to temporarily deactivate your Facebook account
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You can now pay for an ad-free experience on Facebook and Instagram (in Europe)
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Instagram: You can now block it from tracking your web activity
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Mark Zuckerberg joins podcaster Lex Fridman for an interview in the Metaverse
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Meta AI: The new ChatGPT rival was trained on your sh*tposts
Meta AI as your personal assistant working across all of Meta's apps.

Meta Verified for business will cost $965 less per month than X's business verification
Meta Verified

What is the fediverse — and how might it affect creators?
An AI grabbing social media posts.

Meta allegedly considering ad-free, paid version of its EU apps
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Meta takes down massive 'Spamouflage' operation tied to Chinese law enforcement
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Why advertisers in Canada are pulling out of Instagram and Facebook
Being unfriended on Facebook



How to turn your social profiles into hubs for charity
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Facebook might start bypassing Apple and Google's app stores in the EU
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Instagram is cracking down on cyberflashing
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Facebook and Instagram to block news in Canada
Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, Instagram, and Meta in front of a lock sign.

The solution to Twitter's downfall isn't five Twitter clones
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