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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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16 January 2020

IPA: Facebook micro-targeted political ads ‘a clear and present threat’ to elections

10 January 2020

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09 January 2020

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25 December 2019

Facebook lifts the hood on its journey to becoming more brand safe

19 December 2019

Facebook nabs Sylvester Stallone and Chris Rock for first Super Bowl ad

19 December 2019

What happens when brand consistency backfires?

10 December 2019

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09 December 2019

Facebook files lawsuit against Hong Kong firm using ads to mislead its users

06 December 2019

Facebook to try to protect children of Hong Kong police officers who have suffered cyberbullying

05 December 2019

Facebook issues disclaimer on post deemed as fake news by Singapore government

02 December 2019

How Scruffs Workwear raised sales and laughs with ‘Attenborough on Site’ campaign

29 November 2019

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28 November 2019

Facebook Portal unites a face masked Kim Kardashian West with J Lo and A-Rod

27 November 2019

Ex-Facebook CMO Gary Briggs joins Michael Bloomberg's presidential bid

26 November 2019

Facebook moves to pacify cautious advertisers with whitelisting and brand safety tools

20 November 2019

Nicola Mendelsohn launches blood cancer charity: 'I want to make the invisible, visible'

18 November 2019

As tech and politics collide, Web Summit emerges as a neutral ground for discussion

11 November 2019

Why are so many data-savvy companies buying into Facebook Workplace?

08 November 2019

Cambridge Analytica whistleblower: 'Twitter's politics ban isn't a long-term fix'

05 November 2019

Gary Briggs on life after Facebook: ‘Do I miss being relevant? I don't ever think I was’

01 November 2019

'It opens a new front that regulators can attack': can Twitter's political ad ban force Facebook's...

31 October 2019

Why Viacom is turning to Facebook Watch to create original content in South East Asia

31 October 2019

Twitter to stop running political ads

30 October 2019

Facebook News debuts as publishers call for fairer business model

25 October 2019

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

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

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