Facebook | Overview, History, Controversies, & Facts | Britannica Money

▤ Summary

This article gives an overview of Facebook’s origins, growth, product features, and business model. It explains how the platform expanded from a Harvard-only network into a global social media service and advertising business. It also covers Facebook’s developer ecosystem, IPO, political influence, and major controversies around misinformation, privacy, and harmful content. The article ends with Meta’s pivot from the metaverse toward generative AI and a later rollback of fact-checking programs.

▦ Linked Companies

Google LLC

$100M to $250M

Meta

$1B+