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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 launches tools for India ahead of general elections

Did publishers and social media giants have a part to play in the Christchurch terror attacks?

Facebook removed 1.5m videos of Christchurch attacks within 24 hours

Government proposes junk food ad ban on YouTube and Facebook

Veteran Facebook exec Chris Cox, pioneer of its news feed, quits

UK government to probe dupoly's digital ad dominance

Facebook is sunsetting its ad relevance scores in favour of more 'granular' metrics

Facebook temporarily pulled Elizabeth Warren's ads calling to break up the platform

Amazon, Facebook & Google given break-up warning in sweeping big tech proposal

UK political advertiser Britain’s Future denies BNP links as Facebook reveals £340k spend

House of Lords says government should create Digital Authority to oversee all regulators

Facebook knocks out fake account network used to propagate hate

The Drum Marketing Awards 2019 finalists revealed

Facebook's advertising chief: ‘We are very proud of the progress but there’s more to do’

Zuckerberg promises 'privacy-focused' future for Facebook messaging apps

Facebook accuses ACCC of protecting interests of small media companies, not journalism

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28 February 2019