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* ![Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook Turns 20 Years Old - Photo Illustration](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt28750476e0e7cf61/698a458116d884f4efc3cd82/GettyImages-1975286261.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 4, 2024  
## [Unpacking the Facebook Tragedy as It Turns 20](https://time.com/6656392/facebook-20th-anniversary-mark-zuckerberg-meta-legacy/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by David Kirkpatrick
* ![Facebook](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3e0c5ba27e6fc40a/698a3b45e6e84ae5de2afebc/GettyImages-1247309813.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 20, 2023  
## [Facebook Content Moderators Sue Meta in Kenya](https://time.com/6264621/facebook-content-moderators-lawsuit-kenya/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Mariah Espada
* ![The Sama office in Nairobi, Kenya on Feb 10, 2022.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt75fe7408e413413a/698a225edb2987fec42677a8/facebook-moderators-african-sweatshop-2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 10, 2023  
## [Facebook's Safety Partner in Africa Quits](https://time.com/6246018/facebook-sama-quits-content-moderation/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Billy Perrigo
* ![Facebook - Meta Headquarters in Menlo Park](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt240dfbf732e0a9b0/698a393347ca3831333ba622/GettyImages-1245872229.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 4, 2023  
## [Meta Fined $414 Million Over Targeted Ad Practices](https://time.com/6244496/meta-ads-fine/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Bloomberg
* ![facebook-meta-ethiopia-lawsuit](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt59e47bb7bc6098cf/698a38c4b21a9c19de506c6e/Abrham-landscape.png?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 14, 2022  
## [Meta Sued Over Ethnic Violence in Ethiopia](https://time.com/6240993/facebook-meta-ethiopia-lawsuit/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Billy Perrigo  
* ![Into the Metaverse: Creators, Commerce and Connection - 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfb97135ba711350d/698a37a2db29873ea02686af/GettyImages-1385540233.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 9, 2022  
## [Zuckerberg Says ‘Sorry’ as Meta Begins Cutting Jobs](https://time.com/6231357/meta-job-cuts-zuckerberg/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Bloomberg
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt952fbd8c49ae7e7f/698a36b8929fad7bfdbf926d/Metaverse.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 27, 2022  
## [A Year Ago, Facebook Pivoted to the Metaverse. Was It Worth It?](https://time.com/6225617/facebook-metaverse-anniversary-vr/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Andrew R. Chow
* ![Facebook-stolen-usernames-passwords](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6a93d678577f9e21/698a364186f68e39066f1b52/Facebook-stolen-usernames-passwords.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 7, 2022  
## [Facebook Is Warning 1 Million Users About Stolen Credentials](https://time.com/6220645/facebook-stolen-usernames-passwords/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Bloomberg
* ![meta-announces-hiring-freeze](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5e03e274a09bbea8/698a360ab3fce30cb80c9b7c/meta-announces-hiring-freeze.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 29, 2022  
## [Meta Announces Hiring Freeze, Warns Employees of Restructuring](https://time.com/6218424/meta-announces-hiring-freeze/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Bloomberg
* ![Facebook Parent Company Meta Reports Strong Quarterly Earnings](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0b55bbc86ce7f769/698a35aae6e84aaa792af4f7/GettyImages-1394271225.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 21, 2022  
## [Meta Said to Be Pushing Workers Out to Cut Costs](https://time.com/6215505/meta-workers-cost-cutting/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Bloomberg  
* ![Bolsonaro Holds Campaign Rally in Curitiba](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteaaa74dc18d04cfb/698a3529929fad0867bf8f93/bolsonaro-facebook-meta.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 5, 2022  
## [Report Warns of Meta's Role in Brazil Election](https://time.com/6210985/brazil-facebook-whatsapp-election-disinformation/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Ciara Nugent and Billy Perrigo
* ![Instagram Head Adam Mosseri](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1c71f8b3cb3f1861/698a344ce6e84ab2412af2c3/GettyImages-1237101980.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 3, 2022  
## [Meta's Mosseri and Clegg Relocate to London](https://time.com/6203105/adam-mosseri-nick-clegg-meta-london/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Bloomberg
* ![The Facebook logo and the Meta logo](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5173a791b8cc2923/698a33dbd075337d1ae6d0a2/facebook-whistleblower-letter.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 20, 2022  
## [Facebook Urged to Drop ‘Racist’ Attempt to Silence Whistleblower](https://time.com/6199118/facebook-whistleblower-kenya-human-rights-groups-letter/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Billy Perrigo
* ![Facebook-india](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt06217fe0b604c13d/698a1e3bdb298717bc267059/FacebookIndiaIllo1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 14, 2022  
## [Facebook Accused of ‘Whitewashing’ Long-Awaited Human Rights Report on India](https://time.com/6197154/facebook-india-human-rights/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Billy Perrigo
* ![Daniel Motaung](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3e7186b65ec1bbd9/698a2260db29874c662677b0/facebook-moderators-african-sweatshop-daniel-whistleblower.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 1, 2022  
## [Facebook Attempts to Silence Black Whistleblower](https://time.com/6193231/facebook-crack-whip-black-whistleblower/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Billy Perrigo

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