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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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Facebook updates political ad policies as Zuckerberg defends platform’s free speech stance

21 October 2019

Facebook falls from the top ten Best Global Brands list

17 October 2019

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Halloween: How brands can harness a unique opportunity to engage audiences

11 October 2019

How marketers can use social and e-commerce during the holiday period

11 October 2019

US Senators push Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to clamp down on deepfakes

02 October 2019

Social media platforms agree to follow 'code of ethics' in India for elections

27 September 2019

The Muppets reunite with the help of Facebook's Portal

25 September 2019

Facebook campaign showcases unwanted shelter dogs to push Stories feature

23 September 2019

EA and Mastercard push Unilever’s agenda for an industry-wide cross-media measurement model

20 September 2019

Facebook touts ‘playful’ commercial offering as it rolls out playable and AR ads

19 September 2019

Facebook vows to block advertisers who meddle with news headlines

19 September 2019

Facebook and Instagram open up to Jicwebs brand safety certification

17 September 2019

WhatsApp teases end of the year launch date for India payment service

16 September 2019

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How to fuel your ‘Back to School’ marketing campaigns – 5 top trends to watch

03 September 2019

Facebook says ‘Privacy is Personal’ in public awareness campaign

Facebook is calling publishers' bluff with its News Tab

Google takes action on China-linked YouTube channels that aim to influence Hong Kong protests

Facebook bans ads from pro-Trump news outlet The Epoch Times

Carole Cadwalladr slams 'missing in action' BBC amid Cambridge Analytica fallout

Where does Facebook's balancing act leave advertisers?

Vice, Facebook, Mediamonks, Accenture: Meet The Drum Advertising Awards 2019 judges

Facebook's VP of advertising David Fischer on the marketer of the future

Facebook rolls out pop-up cafes offering free drinks and privacy checkups

Facebook premieres new cinema ad formats

Facebook is taking a targeted approach to subscription TV

It’s too easy to see Facebook and Google as 'the baddies' – others must help save news

Instagram's test of banning likes is good for creators, brands and culture

How Quaker Oats introduced a Facebook Messenger chatbot to improve consumer engagement

Facebook CMO Antonio Lucio: ‘The marketer of the future must be a business person first’

Is Instagram getting the balance right with its page purge - or is it censoring users?

What the ACCC's final report on digital platforms to the Australian government means

Instagram removing likes can close the gap between people's authentic and social selves

Conservatives mount Brexit ad blitz on Facebook as Boris Johnson takes office

Facebook shrugs off challenges to post 28% second quarter growth in ad revenues

Facebook wants to help brands reach sports fans around major events like the 2020 Olympics

How do the future fortunes of Facebook look?