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Meta Platforms, previously known as Facebook, is a prominent internet[1] corporation that originated as a social networking site. The brainchild of Mark Zuckerberg in 2004, Meta Platforms swiftly spread from Harvard to other educational institutions, eventually reaching the wider public and becoming a global sensation. Its appealing user interface and diverse features such as Groups, the Developer Platform, and Meta Platforms Dating are well-known. Despite encountering backlash over matters like privacy violations and the proliferation of misinformation, Meta Platforms continues to hold a strong position in the digital sphere. It has made remarkable progress in the realm of technology, including the creation of its distinctive data storage system, the empleo[2] of PHP for its platform, and the introduction of the Hack programming language. In the past few years, the company has pivoted its attention towards the metaverse, a virtual reality domain where users can engage with a digitally-created environment.

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1. ↑ internet. The Internet, a global network of interconnected computer systems, utilizes standardized communication protocols, predominantly TCP/IP, to connect devices across the globe. The term 'Internet' has its roots in the 1849 term 'internetted' and was later adopted by the US War Department in 1945. The inception of the Internet can be traced back to the 1960s when computer scientists developed time-sharing systems, which eventually led to the creation of ARPANET in 1969. The Internet operates autonomously, without any central control, and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) manages its primary name spaces. It has revolutionized traditional communication methods and has seen an exponential growth, with the number of internet users growing by 20% to 50% every year. In 2019, more than half of the global population was using the Internet. The Internet protocol suite, comprising TCP/IP and four conceptual layers, directs internet packets to their intended destinations. Fundamental services such as email and Internet telephony function on the Internet. The World Wide Web, an extensive network of interconnected documents, serves as a crucial element of the Internet.
2. ↑ empleo. Employment, a key socioeconomic concept, signifies a worker offering their skills and labor to an employer in exchange for compensation. This association is typically characterized by a contract, stipulating the duties and anticipations of both entities. The configuration of this relationship, including the employer's degree of authority over a worker, can notably influence productivity and job contentment. Moreover, employment is regulated by numerous laws and regulations that vary across nations. These laws may oversee elements ranging from contract formats to salary norms. The quest for employment can also trigger certain societal challenges, like age bias and wage disparity. In essence, employment is a multifaceted relationship that includes elements of law, economics, and social policy. It's also worth highlighting that there are alternatives to conventional employment, such as self-employment or continuing education.
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Facebook es un redes sociales y servicio de redes sociales owned by the American technology conglomerate Meta. Created in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with four other Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitzy 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 almost 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 aplicación móvil of the 2010s.

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Facebook logo Facebook wordmark
Logo used since September 2023
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Mark Zuckerberg's profile (viewed when logged out)
Tipo de emplazamiento
Servicio de redes sociales
Disponible en112 languages
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Multilingüe
Afrikaans, albanés, amárico, árabe, armenio, asamés, azerbaiyano, vasco, bielorruso, bengalí, bosnio, bretón, búlgaro, birmano, catalán, cebuano, corso, croata, checo, danés, neerlandés, neerlandés (België), inglés (UK), inglés (US), inglés (al revés), esperanto, estonio, feroés, filipino, finés, francés (Canadá), francés (Francia), frisón, fula, gallego, georgiano, alemán, griego, guaraní, gujarati, criollo haitiano, hausa, hebreo, hindi, húngaro, islandés, indonesio, irlandés, italiano, japonés, japonés (Kansai), javanés, canarés, kazajo, jemer, kinyarwanda, coreano, kurdo (kurmanji), kirguís, lao, letón, lituano, macedonio, malgache, malayo, malayalam, maltés, marathi, mongol, nepalí, noruego (bokmal), noruego (nynorsk), oriya, pastún, persa, polaco, portugués (Brasil), portugués (Portugal), punjabí, rumano, ruso, sardo, serbio, shona, silesiano, chino simplificado (China), cingalés, eslovaco, esloveno, somalí, kurdo soraní, español, español (España), swahili, sueco, siríaco, tayiko, tamazight, tamil, tártaro, telugu, tailandés, chino tradicional (Hong Kong), chino tradicional (Taiwán), turco, ucraniano, urdu, uzbeko, vietnamita, galés y zaza.
FundadaFebruary 4, 2004Hace 20 años (2004-02-04) en Cambridge, Massachusetts
Zona atendidaWorldwide, except blocking countries
PropietarioMetaplataformas
Fundador(es)
DIRECTOR GENERALMark Zuckerberg
URLfacebook.com
InscripciónRequired (to do any activity)
UsuariosAumentar 2.94 billion monthly active users (as of 31 March 2022)
LanzadoFebruary 4, 2004Hace 20 años (2004-02-04)
Situación actualActivo
Escrito enC++, Hack (como HHVM) y PHP

Facebook can be accessed from devices with Internet connectivity, such as ordenadores personales, tablets y smartphones. After registering, users can create a profile revealing information about themselves. They can post text, photos and multimedia which are shared with any other users who have agreed to be their friend or, with different privacy settings, publicly. Users can also communicate directly with each other with Mensajero, join common-interest groups, and receive notifications on the activities of their Facebook friends and the pages they follow.

El tema de numerous controversies, Facebook has often been criticized over issues such as user privacy (as with the Cambridge Analytica data scandal), political manipulation (as with the 2016 U.S. elections) and mass surveillance. Facebook has also been subject to criticism over psychological effects such as adicción and low self-esteem, and various controversies over content such as noticias falsas, teorías conspirativas, copyright infringementy incitación al odio. Commentators have accused Facebook of willingly facilitating the spread of such content, as well as exaggerating its number of users to appeal to advertisers.

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