________ is the founder of Facebook?

The correct answer is Mark Zuckerberg. Key Points

• Owner: Meta (formerly Facebook Inc.)
• Created: 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg and four other Harvard College students
• Initial Membership: Started with Harvard students, gradually expanded to other North American universities
• Active Users: 3.07 billion monthly active users as of December 2023
• Website Rank: Third-most-visited website as of November 2024
• Most Downloaded App: Facebook was the most downloaded mobile app of the 2010s
• Access Devices: Can be accessed from personal computers, tablets, and smartphones
• Features:
  • Create profiles with personal information
  • Post text, photos, and multimedia
  • Share posts with friends or publicly based on privacy settings
  • Communicate through Messenger
  • Edit messages within 15 minutes of sending
  • Join common-interest groups
  • Receive notifications of friends' activities and pages they follow
• Criticism:
  • User privacy issues (e.g., Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal)
  • Political manipulation (e.g., 2016 U.S. elections)
  • Mass surveillance concerns
  • Psychological effects (addiction, low self-esteem)
  • Spread of fake news, conspiracy theories, and hate speech
  • Accusations of inflating user numbers to attract advertisers