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'''Facebook''' is a [[social media]] and [[social networking service]] owned by American technology conglomerate [[Meta Platforms]]. Created in 2004 by [[Mark Zuckerberg]] with four other [[Harvard College]] students and roommates [[Eduardo Saverin]], [[Andrew McCollum]], [[Dustin Moskovitz]], and [[Chris Hughes]], its name derives from the [[face book]] directories often given to American university students. Membership was initially limited to Harvard students, gradually expanding to other North American universities. Since 2006, Facebook allows everyone to register from 13 years old (or older), except in the case of a handful of nations, where the age limit is 14 years.<ref>{{cite web |title=How do I report a child under the age of 14 on Facebook in South Korea, Spain or Quebec, Canada? |url=https://www.facebook.com/help/100532533374396/?helpref=related_articles%3DHow |website=Facebook |access-date=October 9, 2023 |archive-date=October 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231013215702/https://www.facebook.com/help/100532533374396/?helpref=related_articles=How |url-status=live }}</ref> {{As of|2022|December|df=US}}, Facebook claimed 3 billion monthly active users.<ref>{{Cite web |date=Feb 1, 2023 |title=Meta Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results |url=https://investor.fb.com/investor-news/press-release-details/2023/Meta-Reports-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Year-2022-Results/default.aspx |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=Meta Investor Relations - Facebook |language=en-US |archive-date=October 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031182553/https://investor.fb.com/investor-news/press-release-details/2023/Meta-Reports-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Year-2022-Results/default.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> As of October 2023 Facebook ranked as the 3rd most visited website in the world with 22.56% of its traffic coming from the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.similarweb.com/top-websites/|title=Top Websites Ranking - Most Visited Websites in January 2023|website=similarweb|access-date=August 8, 2022|archive-date=February 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210041116/https://www.similarweb.com/top-websites/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.similarweb.com/website/facebook.com/#geography|title=facebook.com|website=similarweb.com}}</ref> It was the most downloaded [[mobile app]] of the 2010s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://9to5mac.com/2019/12/16/apps-and-games-of-the-decade/|title=These were the most-downloaded apps and games of the decade|last=Miller|first=Chance|date=December 17, 2019|website=9to5Mac|language=en-US|access-date=December 17, 2019|archive-date=December 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217130013/https://9to5mac.com/2019/12/16/apps-and-games-of-the-decade/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Facebook can be accessed from devices with [[Internet]] connectivity, such as [[personal computer]]s, [[Tablet computer|tablets]] and [[smartphone]]s. After registering, users can create a profile revealing information about themselves. They can post text, photos and multimedia which are shared with any other users who have agreed to be their [[Friending and following|friend]] or, with different [[privacy settings]], publicly. Users can also [[Instant messaging|communicate directly]] with each other with [[Messenger (software)|Messenger]], join common-interest groups, and receive notifications on the activities of their Facebook friends and the pages they follow. |
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The subject of [[Criticism of Facebook|numerous controversies]], Facebook has often been criticized over issues such as [[Internet privacy|user privacy]] (as with the [[Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal|Cambridge Analytica data scandal]]), political manipulation (as with the [[Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections#Social media and Internet trolls|2016 U.S. elections]]) and mass surveillance.<ref>{{cite web|date=May 24, 2018|title=Facebook accused of conducting mass surveillance through its apps|url=http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/may/24/facebook-accused-of-conducting-mass-surveillance-through-its-apps|access-date=October 9, 2020|website=[[The Guardian]]|language=en|last1=Cadwalladr|first1=Carole|last2=Graham-Harrison|first2=v|archive-date=January 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114003235/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/may/24/facebook-accused-of-conducting-mass-surveillance-through-its-apps|url-status=live}}</ref> Facebook has also been subject to criticism over psychological effects such as [[Problematic social media use|addiction]] and low [[self-esteem]], and various controversies over content such as [[fake news]], [[conspiracy theories]], [[copyright infringement]], and [[hate speech]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/21/quit-facebook-privacy-scandal-private-messages|title=Is 2019 the year you should finally quit Facebook?|first=Arwa|last=Mahdawi|date=December 21, 2018|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=January 24, 2019|archive-date=May 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528063824/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/21/quit-facebook-privacy-scandal-private-messages|url-status=live}}</ref> Commentators have accused Facebook of willingly facilitating the spread of such content, as well as exaggerating its number of users to appeal to advertisers.<ref name=useradappeal>{{cite news|url=https://www.theregister.com/2018/08/17/facebook_ad_reach_lawsuit/#:~:text='Made%2Dup%20PR%20numbers',to%20exaggerate%20online%20advertising%20audience&text=Facebook%20brags%20it%20has%20a,than%201.27bn%20fake%20accounts.|title=Facebook flat-out 'lies' about how many people can see its ads – lawsuit|first=Thomas|last=Claburn|publisher=The Register|date=August 17, 2018|access-date=November 18, 2020|archive-date=September 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907062047/https://www.theregister.com/2018/08/17/facebook_ad_reach_lawsuit/#:~:text='Made%2Dup%20PR%20numbers',to%20exaggerate%20online%20advertising%20audience&text=Facebook%20brags%20it%20has%20a,than%201.27bn%20fake%20accounts.|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 14:53, 4 February 2024
Facebook is a social media and social networking service owned by American technology conglomerate Meta Platforms. Created in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with four other Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes, its name derives from the face book directories often given to American university students. Membership was initially limited to Harvard students, gradually expanding to other North American universities. Since 2006, Facebook allows everyone to register from 13 years old (or older), except in the case of a handful of nations, where the age limit is 14 years.[1] Template:As of, Facebook claimed 3 billion monthly active users.[2] As of October 2023 Facebook ranked as the 3rd most visited website in the world with 22.56% of its traffic coming from the United States.[3][4] It was the most downloaded mobile app of the 2010s.[5]
Facebook can be accessed from devices with Internet connectivity, such as personal computers, tablets and smartphones. After registering, users can create a profile revealing information about themselves. They can post text, photos and multimedia which are shared with any other users who have agreed to be their friend or, with different privacy settings, publicly. Users can also communicate directly with each other with Messenger, join common-interest groups, and receive notifications on the activities of their Facebook friends and the pages they follow.
The subject of numerous controversies, Facebook has often been criticized over issues such as user privacy (as with the Cambridge Analytica data scandal), political manipulation (as with the 2016 U.S. elections) and mass surveillance.[6] Facebook has also been subject to criticism over psychological effects such as addiction and low self-esteem, and various controversies over content such as fake news, conspiracy theories, copyright infringement, and hate speech.[7] Commentators have accused Facebook of willingly facilitating the spread of such content, as well as exaggerating its number of users to appeal to advertisers.[8]
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- ↑ "How do I report a child under the age of 14 on Facebook in South Korea, Spain or Quebec, Canada?". https://www.facebook.com/help/100532533374396/?helpref=related_articles%3DHow.
- ↑ "Meta Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results" (in en-US). Feb 1, 2023. https://investor.fb.com/investor-news/press-release-details/2023/Meta-Reports-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Year-2022-Results/default.aspx.
- ↑ "Top Websites Ranking - Most Visited Websites in January 2023". https://www.similarweb.com/top-websites/.
- ↑ "facebook.com". https://www.similarweb.com/website/facebook.com/#geography.
- ↑ Miller, Chance (December 17, 2019). "These were the most-downloaded apps and games of the decade" (in en-US). https://9to5mac.com/2019/12/16/apps-and-games-of-the-decade/.
- ↑ Cadwalladr, Carole; Graham-Harrison, v (May 24, 2018). "Facebook accused of conducting mass surveillance through its apps" (in en). http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/may/24/facebook-accused-of-conducting-mass-surveillance-through-its-apps.
- ↑ Template:Cite news
- ↑ Template:Cite news