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01 / EXPLORE THROUGH TIME

Timeline

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2026210 stories
Meta Blocks President Lula's Facebook Page, Campaign Ads 2 Weeks from Election↗ reddit.com · HN · 299 comments · 461 points · Sep 27, 2026
Jury finds Facebook liable for deceiving users in Cambridge Analytica case↗ cbsnews.com · HN · 107 comments · 422 points · Sep 26, 2026
Zuckerberg's war on whistleblowers↗ pluralistic.net · HN · 302 comments · 807 points · Jun 27, 2026
Zuckerberg 'Personally Authorized and Encouraged' Meta's Copyright Infringement↗ variety.com · HN · 453 comments · 496 points · May 05, 2026
Facebook is cooked↗ pilk.website · HN · 847 comments · 1513 points · Feb 20, 2026
2025318 stories
I Am Mark Zuckerberg↗ iammarkzuckerberg.com · HN · 438 comments · 1286 points · Nov 09, 2025
Ex-Facebook director's new book paints brutal image of Mark Zuckerberg↗ sfgate.com · HN · 268 comments · 434 points · Mar 14, 2025
Meta is trying to stop a former employee from promoting her book about Facebook↗ engadget.com · HN · 108 comments · 292 points · Mar 13, 2025
Instagram and Facebook Blocked and Hid Abortion Pill Providers' Posts↗ nytimes.com · HN · 177 comments · 308 points · Jan 31, 2025
Meta is killing off its AI-powered Instagram and Facebook profiles↗ theguardian.com · HN · 549 comments · 386 points · Jan 04, 2025
2024392 stories
More than 140 Kenya Facebook moderators sue after diagnoses of PTSD↗ theguardian.com · HN · 467 comments · 380 points · Dec 18, 2024
Facebook's Little Red Book↗ map.cv · HN · 283 comments · 544 points · Dec 02, 2024
Zuckerberg claims regret on caving to White House pressure on content↗ politico.com · HN · 1267 comments · 639 points · Aug 27, 2024
Meta now lets EU users unlink their Facebook, Messenger and Instagram accounts↗ neowin.net · HN · 241 comments · 483 points · Jan 22, 2024
Each Facebook user is monitored by thousands of companies↗ consumerreports.org · HN · 140 comments · 294 points · Jan 18, 2024
2023524 stories
Social media companies made $11B in US ad revenue from minors, study finds↗ apnews.com · HN · 93 comments · 102 points · Dec 29, 2023
Harvard gutted team examining Facebook Files following $500M Zuckerberg donation↗ live-whistleblower-aid.pantheonsite.io · HN · 36 comments · 164 points · Dec 04, 2023
Ex-Meta employee says his warnings of Instagram's harm to teens were ignored↗ theguardian.com · HN · 13 comments · 47 points · Nov 07, 2023
Meta Forced to Reveal Anonymous Facebook User's Identity↗ stackdiary.com · HN · 63 comments · 53 points · Jul 31, 2023
Meta/Facebook is inviting Fediverse admins under NDA for “meetings”↗ mstdn.social · HN · 18 comments · 46 points · Jun 18, 2023
2022862 stories
Facebook proven to negatively impact mental health↗ english.tau.ac.il · HN · 250 comments · 601 points · Sep 22, 2022
FB feed is 98% suggested pages and barely any friends' posts↗ old.reddit.com · HN · 443 comments · 775 points · Sep 13, 2022
Facebook loses users for the first time↗ washingtonpost.com · HN · 1352 comments · 1749 points · Feb 03, 2022
Ask HN: Hacker claimed ownership and then deleted my Facebook Page of 50k users↗ news.ycombinator.com · HN · 222 comments · 617 points · Jan 27, 2022
On Leaving Facebook↗ frantic.im · HN · 612 comments · 600 points · Jan 22, 2022
20212,027 stories
Open letter from the BMJ to Mark Zuckerberg↗ bmj.com · HN · 644 comments · 1599 points · Dec 17, 2021
Understanding how Facebook disappeared from the internet↗ blog.cloudflare.com · HN · 259 comments · 1223 points · Oct 04, 2021
Instagram ads Facebook won't show you↗ signal.org · HN · 177 comments · 1235 points · May 04, 2021
533M Facebook users' phone numbers and personal data have been leaked online↗ businessinsider.com · HN · 496 comments · 1296 points · Apr 03, 2021
WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebook or stop using app↗ arstechnica.com · HN · 1148 comments · 2254 points · Jan 06, 2021
20201,899 stories
Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices↗ oculus.com · HN · 1025 comments · 1858 points · Aug 18, 2020
A Facebook crawler was making 7M requests per day to my stupid website↗ coding.napolux.com · HN · 407 comments · 1074 points · Jun 11, 2020
Facebook executives shut down efforts to make the site less divisive↗ wsj.com · HN · 977 comments · 1227 points · May 26, 2020
Facebook to Buy Giphy for $400M↗ axios.com · HN · 507 comments · 957 points · May 15, 2020
Facebook quitters report more life satisfaction, less depression and anxiety↗ boingboing.net · HN · 403 comments · 919 points · Feb 13, 2020
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02 / CATCH UP

The conversation now

Popular stories, with attention fading over roughly two weeks.

Meta Blocks President Lula's Facebook Page, Campaign Ads 2 Weeks from Election↗ reddit.com · HN · 299 comments · 461 points · Sep 27, 2026
Jury finds Facebook liable for deceiving users in Cambridge Analytica case↗ cbsnews.com · HN · 107 comments · 422 points · Sep 26, 2026
Mark Zuckerberg: "Cambridge Analytica" (2017)↗ twitter.com · HN · 148 comments · 314 points · Sep 13, 2026
Maybe don't let Muse run your Facebook Marketplace account↗ threads.com · HN · 60 comments · 58 points · Sep 28, 2026
It's time for Mark Zuckerberg to resign from Meta↗ theguardian.com · HN · 148 comments · 109 points · Sep 07, 2026

03 / GO DEEPER

Follow your curiosity

Find a particular story, revisit a year, or see what resonated.

Highest rated · the last 30 days

Meta Blocks President Lula's Facebook Page, Campaign Ads 2 Weeks from Election↗ reddit.com · HN · 299 comments · 461 points · Sep 27, 2026
Jury finds Facebook liable for deceiving users in Cambridge Analytica case↗ cbsnews.com · HN · 107 comments · 422 points · Sep 26, 2026
Mark Zuckerberg: "Cambridge Analytica" (2017)↗ twitter.com · HN · 148 comments · 314 points · Sep 13, 2026
It's time for Mark Zuckerberg to resign from Meta↗ theguardian.com · HN · 148 comments · 109 points · Sep 07, 2026
Real photos of young girls were in nudify-app ads on Facebook, Instagram↗ arstechnica.com · HN · 26 comments · 75 points · Sep 08, 2026
Maybe don't let Muse run your Facebook Marketplace account↗ threads.com · HN · 60 comments · 58 points · Sep 28, 2026
Australia to opt out of social media algorithms, Albanese confirms↗ smh.com.au · HN · 9 comments · 16 points · Sep 08, 2026
Mark Zuckerberg: Labs should self-regulate↗ twitter.com · HN · 5 comments · 15 points · Sep 16, 2026
The EU Bans Social Media for Under-13s↗ wired.com · HN · 5 comments · 12 points · Sep 16, 2026
Instagram CEO warns against turning off algorithm↗ abc.net.au · HN · 3 comments · 9 points · Sep 10, 2026

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