The topic that really stuck out to me when watching the presentations regarding technological developments was Facebook. Founded by Mark Zuckerburg, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Huges during their years at Harvard University, Facebook would grow to become one of the biggest platforms used in modern media. It allowed for both networking and social communication in real time over both public and private spaces. While it started as a platform for Harvard students to connect, it would eventually grow into a multi-billion dollar company with billions of users across the globe.
The Issue with Facebook arises with privacy concerns. There have been numerous occasions of private information being leaked through Facebook's databases. One incident includes the
data leaks in 2021, where about 533 million users across 106 countries had personal information including phone numbers, emails, names, etc. leaked online. This was a result of a security vulnerability that Facebook patched in 2019.
Overall, the story of Facebook's uprising is one with many peaks and valleys. After many incidents with privacy scandals, Facebook still maintains a strong standing among social media platforms to this day, although it is slowly being pushed out by more modern forms of media, as it is now known to have an older demographic.
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