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Facebook is an online social networking service. It was founded on February 4, 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg. With over one billion active users, Facebook is the most popular social media site worldwide.

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Reports & Analysis

Meta, formerly Facebook, corporate headquarters is seen in Menlo Park, California on November 9, 2022

Could tech layoffs spread to rest of US economy?

Could tech layoffs spread to rest of US economy?

Silicon Valley firms have cut several hundred thousand jobs, sparking concern that the wider labor market is in trouble.
BusinessJanuary 29, 2023
A metaverse avatar of Mark Zuckerberg waves to the camera

Meta faces a future of more legal woes and falling revenues

Meta faces a future of more legal woes and falling revenues

Meta, formerly known as Facebook, is in crisis. Its value plummeted in 2022 and the pressure is on in 2023.
BusinessJanuary 12, 2023
A woman is looking at her smartphone

Alternative apps fixing social media's biggest problems

Alternative apps fixing social media's biggest problems

New social media apps try to be 'healthier,' but can they compete with the Big Tech giants?
TechnologyJanuary 1, 2023
Messenger-Dienst Signal

Big Tech: Can small companies break the tech giants' power?

Big Tech: Can small companies break the tech giants' power?

Top executives at Signal, Mozilla, and Proton tell DW how to take on the world's tech giants.
PoliticsNovember 24, 2022
A women looks at a smartphone screen with Whatsapp logo visible

India tightens grip on social media

India tightens grip on social media

The latest changes to India's technology rules will give the government final say on what stays on social media.
PoliticsOctober 29, 2022
Symbolfoto zum Thema Datensicherheit auf dem Smartphone Haende tippen auf einem Smartphone Berlin

Surviving the Germans' extreme online privacy

Surviving the Germans' extreme online privacy

Moving from Israel to Germany, DW's Dana Regev was surprised to learn just how seriously Germans take their privacy.
CultureOctober 13, 2022
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In the spotlight

A figure in the Nintendo game "Animal Crossing: New Horizon" sports a Kaufland hat and shopping cart on "Kaufisland," an island in the game designed by the German grocery chain

What will shopping in the metaverse be like?

Retailers are already spending — and making — money in the metaverse.
BusinessFebruary 3, 2022
Symbolic picture of a whistleblower, with a gray silhouette of a person blowing a red whistle against a bright yellow background

Where can whistleblowers go to get help?

Facing reprisal and legal or physical threats, many whistleblowers need help to come forward in the safest way possible.
Human RightsNovember 10, 2021
A cartoon showing a man on a lifeboat pulling away from a sinking ship

Meta — different name, same mess

Facebook is now Meta, but the name change won't resolve the company's many problems.
Martin Muno
Martin Muno
Commentary
MediaOctober 29, 2021
Facebook logo and smartphone showing facebook error message

Facebook under fire

The latest developments could mark a tipping point and prompt lawmakers to get tough on the tech giant.
TechnologyOctober 28, 2021
Messenger Ondjoss | The African alternative to WhatsApp

Cameroonian app wants to beat WhatsApp

Ondjoss was created by young Africans for users on the continent.
TechnologyMarch 4, 202102:05 min
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Opinion

DW's chief technology correspondent Janosch Delcker

Online anonymity matters

Janosch Delcker
Commentary
PoliticsJanuary 27, 2022
DW's chief technology correspondent Janosch Delcker

Trump's Facebook ban was the right decision

Janosch Delcker
Commentary
PoliticsMay 6, 2021
Kommentatorenbild *PROVISORISCH* - DW Reporterin Kate Ferguson

Australia is no leader on Big Tech

Kate Ferguson
Commentary
BusinessFebruary 26, 2021
von Hein Matthias Kommentarbild App

Can the social media beast be tamed?

Matthias von Hein
Commentary
SocietyFebruary 9, 2021
Riegert Bernd Kommentarbild App

EU takes on tech giants

Bernd Riegert
Commentary
TechnologyDecember 16, 2020
Christian Mihr (Reporter Without Borders)

Turkey closing window on press freedom

Christian Mihr
Guest commentary
Human RightsJuly 30, 2020