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Facebook was founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg in his Harvard dorm room and as of June 2016 http://www.facebook.com has amassed 1.71 billion users.

In 2014, Facebook acquired both WhatsApp for $19bn and Oculus VR for $2bn.

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Alliance between drinks giants and tech firms could let people opt out of alcohol ads online

19 September 2018

Nicola Mendelsohn: Dmexco reminds us that privacy and innovation can go hand-in-hand

17 September 2018

Vertical video ads are coming to YouTube

12 September 2018

Facebook Messenger wants more ad dollars but it’s not ready to roll out autoplay video to all...

12 September 2018

The Drum Network

Will WhatsApp plug the revenue hole for Facebook?

11 September 2018

Are we embarrassed by the 'A' word? The Drum Advertising Awards asks the industry

11 September 2018

Criteo sticks with Facebook after being downgraded by the social giant

07 September 2018

Video is changing: Facebook on why there can be no more half measures

04 September 2018

BBC, ITV and C4 pile pressure on government to instate social media watchdog

03 September 2018

The Atlantic hires Facebook, NY Times exec Alex Hardiman to guide evolving product strategy

Facebook Watch has gone global – here’s its pitch to advertisers

Mastercard rolls out Facebook AR experience for the 2018 Asian Games

Top brands on Facebook post more, but organic engagement is still on decline study reveals

More young people will use Snapchat than Facebook by the end of 2018

Facebook removes ads promoting 'gay cure' to young LGBT users

Meet Facebook's new chief marketer: HP’s Antonio Lucio

Facebook acts on discriminatory ads by limiting targeting options

Meet The Drum Advertising Awards judges: Facebook, Mr President, Adam&Eve/DDB & more revealed...

Facebook joins forces with LaLiga to livestream matches in the Indian subcontinent

Understanding consumer search behaviour: The Drum Search USA judges

L'Oreal is bringing its 'try before you buy' AR tech to Facebook

Facebook joins Apple and Spotify in banning Infowars – but it's not because of 'fake news'

Facebook reviews puritanical AI after Picasso publicity falls foul of nude ban

Facebook looks to help save local news in $4.5m journalism investment

How Nasa is reshaping video, influencers and taking on the world

Facebook shuts down 32 pages and accounts linked to misinformation schemes

RBS, Facebook, Vodfone & JWT join The Drum Advertising Awards 2018 judging panel: entries open

Facebook reels from slowest-ever growth as privacy woes gnaw at long-term profits

Facebook achieves IAB Gold Standard as it commits to tackling concerns with 'unified rigour'

Facebook vows end to discriminatory advertising across the US within 90 days

Facebook shrugs off Chinese ban with plans for innovation hub

Facebook suspends Crimson Hexagon over alleged data sharing violations

The Drum DADIs: music marketers must figure out the "unknown unknowns" of data says Restless...

AMC Theatres, Facebook announce in-platform ticket buying partnership

Donald Trump is Facebook’s biggest political ad spender

Facebook highlights four US cities as part of its ‘Keep it Local’ campaign