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5.5 Violence, conspiracy theories and fringe discourse.

1.5 2015–present: Combating fake news and other ventures.

1.4 2013–2014: Site developments, A4AI and 10th anniversary.

1.3 2012–2013: IPO, lawsuits and one-billionth user.

1.2 2006–2012: Public access, Microsoft alliance and rapid growth.

1.1 2003–2006: Thefacebook, Thiel investment, and name change.

In recent years, the company has faced intense pressure over the amount of fake news, hate speech and depictions of violence prevalent on its services, all of which it is attempting to counteract. Its popularity has led to prominent media coverage for the company, including significant scrutiny over privacy and the psychological effects it has on users. Additionally, users can report or block unpleasant people.įacebook has more than 2.2 billion monthly active users as of January 2018. Additionally, users may join common-interest user groups organized by workplace, school, hobbies or other topics, and categorize their friends into lists such as "People From Work" or "Close Friends". Users can add other users as "friends", exchange messages, post status updates, share photos, videos and links, use various software applications ("apps"), and receive notifications of other users' activity.

After registering, users can create a customized profile indicating their name, occupation, schools attended and so on. Facebook makes most of its revenue from advertisements that appear onscreen.įacebook can be accessed from a large range of devices with Internet connectivity, such as desktop computers, laptops and tablet computers, and smartphones. It began selling stock to the public three months later. Facebook held its initial public offering (IPO) in February 2012, valuing the company at $104 billion, the largest valuation to date for a newly listed public company. The name comes from the face book directories often given to American university students. Since 2006, anyone who claims to be at least 13 years old has been allowed to become a registered user of Facebook, though variations exist in this requirement, depending on local laws. Facebook gradually added support for students at various other universities, and eventually to high school students. Later they expanded it to higher education institutions in the Boston area, the Ivy League schools, and Stanford University.

The founders initially limited the website's membership to Harvard students. Its website was launched on February 4, 2004, by Mark Zuckerberg, along with fellow Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes. is an American online social media and social networking service company based in Menlo Park, California. 2.2 billion monthly active users (January 2018) įacebook, Inc.