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Facebook is a social media and social networking service owned by the American technology conglomerate Meta Platforms. Created in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with four other Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes, its name derives from the face book directories often given to American university students. Membership was initially limited to Harvard students, gradually expanding to other North American universities. Since 2006, Facebook allows everyone to register from 13 years old, except in the case of a handful of nations, where the age limit is 14 years. As of December 2022, Facebook claimed 3 billion monthly active users. As of October 2023, Facebook ranked as the 3rd most visited website in the world, with 22.56% of its traffic coming from the United States. It was the most downloaded mobile app of the 2010s.

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Labour: Rwanda bill is a gimmick and govt has no grip [Video]

Labour: Rwanda bill is a gimmick and govt has no grip

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Minister blames Labour for Rwanda bill delay [Video]

Minister blames Labour for Rwanda bill delay

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Chair: We should have done more to keep Finley safe [Video]

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Banksy mural covered by see-through plastic and wood [Video]

Banksy mural covered by see-through plastic and wood

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Minister says he understands ‘people’s concerns’ over NHS [Video]

Minister says he understands ‘people’s concerns’ over NHS

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Labour will ‘prioritise’ NHS insists shadow minister

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Truth Social Soars Nearly 50% in First Day on Nasdaq [Video]

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Shapps: We have the ‘capability’ to win Ukraine war [Video]

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Mr Sunak, 'are you part of the deep state?' [Video]

Mr Sunak, 'are you part of the deep state?'

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Brussels asks Big Tech to counter threats to integrity of European elections [Video]

Brussels asks Big Tech to counter threats to integrity of European elections

The European Commission has asked X, TikTok, Facebook and other online platforms to mitigate risks to elections and clamp down on voter disinformation, as part of new guidelines adopted on Tuesday.

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PM defends UK supporting UN in call for ceasefire in Gaza [Video]

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Rishi Sunak says the UK was "pleased" to support the UN resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza for the rest of the Ramadan period. The prime minister also says the resolution is "consistent with our..

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PM unwilling to name Rwanda flights airline [Video]

PM unwilling to name Rwanda flights airline

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PM: Ofcom needs to 'get on and implement' Online Safety Act [Video]

PM: Ofcom needs to 'get on and implement' Online Safety Act

The prime minister underscores the importance of the Online Safety Act in addressing concerns like online bullying, exposure to pornography, and the promotion of self-harm. Mr Sunak stresses the..

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PM guarantees triple lock if successful in next election [Video]

PM guarantees triple lock if successful in next election

Rishi Sunak said the public could “safely assume” the pensions triple-lock will remain in place throughout the next Parliament. Asked whether he thought that was affordable, the Prime Minister told..

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PM insists it is ‘very important’ to get debt under control [Video]

PM insists it is ‘very important’ to get debt under control

Responding to The Office for Budget Responsibility’s figures, forecasting that national debt will rise every year for the next four years, the prime minister says it is "very important we have debt..

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Sunak hints inquiry may be launched into budget leak [Video]

Sunak hints inquiry may be launched into budget leak

Rishi Sunak has said he deplores leaks but could not “recall” whether a leak inquiry was launched after the planned National Insurance cut was reported in the media before the Spring Budget. Facing..

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Onboard the UK’s first flight to airdrop aid into Gaza [Video]

Onboard the UK’s first flight to airdrop aid into Gaza

The Royal Air Force airdropped over 10 tonnes of food supplies into Gaza for the first time on Monday, as part of international efforts to provide life-saving assistance to civilians. An RAF A400M flew..

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Stella Assange insists US should 'drop shameful case' [Video]

Stella Assange insists US should 'drop shameful case'

Julian Assange faces a further wait to find out whether his final UK bid to appeal over his extradition to the United States can go ahead at the High Court. Speaking outside the High Court in London,..

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Ministers depart Downing Street after Cabinet Meeting [Video]

Ministers depart Downing Street after Cabinet Meeting

Ministers depart Number 10 following a cabinet meeting with prime minister Rishi Sunak. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at..

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Grant Shapps authorises first UK airdrop in Gaza [Video]

Grant Shapps authorises first UK airdrop in Gaza

The UK has airdropped food supplies into Gaza for the first time as the Defence Secretary urged Israel to allow more aid into the war-torn territory. Grant Shapps authorised the airdrop following an..

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UK Forces airdrop over 10 tonnes of food supplies to Gaza [Video]

UK Forces airdrop over 10 tonnes of food supplies to Gaza

The Royal Air Force airdropped over 10 tonnes of food supplies into Gaza for the first time on Monday, as part of international efforts to provide life-saving assistance to civilians. The aid, which..

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Deputy PM: This is an embarrassing day for China [Video]

Deputy PM: This is an embarrassing day for China

Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden says "today should be an embarrassing day for China" after confirming earlier that Chinese state-affiliated actors were responsible for malicious cyber campaigns..

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