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Facebook is a social media and social networking service owned by American technology conglomerate Meta. 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 almost 3 billion monthly active users. As of November 2024, Facebook ranked as the third-most-visited website in the world, with 23% of its traffic coming from the United States. It was the most downloaded mobile app of the 2010s.

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Federation of Small Businesses 'disappointed' with GDP [Video]

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Executive Director of Federation of Small Businesses Craig Beaumont says he is 'disappointed' with GDP figures showing no growth in the economy, and calls on the government to help boost the number of..

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Families urged to look out for dementia signs over Christmas [Video]

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Sriram Krishnan Joins White House as Senior AI Advisor: What This Means for U.S. Tech Leadership [Video]

Sriram Krishnan Joins White House as Senior AI Advisor: What This Means for U.S. Tech Leadership

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Treasury minister on inflation data [Video]

Treasury minister on inflation data

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Growth still priority say Labour, despite poor figures

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Home Secretary thanks police working over festive period

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper thanks police on shift over the festive period, as she commits to an extra £1bn for forces next year to bring back neighbourhood policing. Report by Etemadil. Like us on..

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Shadow minister heaps praise on Tory leader Kemi Badenoch [Video]

Shadow minister heaps praise on Tory leader Kemi Badenoch

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AA president says Monday will by ‘busiest’ day for driving [Video]

AA president says Monday will by ‘busiest’ day for driving

AA President Edmund King believes Monday morning will be the busiest period of the Christmas getaway on the UK's roads as his motoring organisation predicts “some 22 million” drivers will travel..

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Funding boost and reforms for GP services [Video]

Funding boost and reforms for GP services

Care minister Stephen Kinnock has announced a new funding boost alongside reforms to GP services which he says will "bring back the family doctor". Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at..

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Killer jailed for life over new murder [Video]

Killer jailed for life over new murder

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Lord Darroch on Mandelson appointment [Video]

Lord Darroch on Mandelson appointment

Former UK Ambassador to the US Lord Darroch suggests Lord Mandelson is "well placed" to represent the UK in the United States, particularly with his trade background. Report by Etemadil. Like us on..

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Pothole campaigner unimpressed with new funding [Video]

Pothole campaigner unimpressed with new funding

Mark Morrell, a pothole campaigner, has dismissed the government's new funding for potholes, saying repairing potholes "is a waste of money" and roads need to be resurfaced. Report by Etemadil. Like..

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Lord Mandelson appointed as ambassador to US [Video]

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Lord Mandelson has been appointed as the UK's ambassador to the United States. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexender said the former trade commissioner was 'perfectly placed' for the role. Report by..

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RAC urge travellers to leave early for Christmas [Video]

RAC urge travellers to leave early for Christmas

Simon Williams from the RAC has urged people to leave early if they're travelling over Christmas as they predict a 'snarl-up Saturday'. Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at..

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RAC welcomes new money to fix potholes [Video]

RAC welcomes new money to fix potholes

Simon Williams from the RAC welcomes the new government funding to fix potholes, but warns more money will be needed in future. Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn..

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Transport Secretary announces extra £500m to fix potholes [Video]

Transport Secretary announces extra £500m to fix potholes

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has announced an extra £500 million for local authorities to fix the country's potholes following a "decade of underinvestment" by the previous government. The..

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Annie Lennox: I'm so proud of Gisèle Pelicot [Video]

Annie Lennox: I'm so proud of Gisèle Pelicot

Speaking to Channel 4 News, musician and campaigner Annie Lennox says she is "so proud" of Gisèle Pelicot after she waived her right to anonymity in a mass rape trial which saw her ex-husband..

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Residents express frustration over water outage [Video]

Residents express frustration over water outage

Residents in Hampshire have expressed their frustration over the water outage that has forced them to queue for water bottles after a fault at Southern Water's supply works. Report by Etemadil. Like..

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PM says UK can pursue both EU and US trade [Video]

PM says UK can pursue both EU and US trade

Sir Keir Starmer has rejected the suggestion that the UK would have to choose between a closer trade deal with the EU and a free trade agreement with the US. The Prime Minister told the Liaison..

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PM stresses balance needed on AI [Video]

PM stresses balance needed on AI

Sir Keir Starmer stressed the balance needed on artificial intelligence as his government consults on plans which could allow AI firms to scrape media companies' content, unless they specifically opt..

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Lord Coe on his vision for the Olympics [Video]

Lord Coe on his vision for the Olympics

In his bid to become president of the International Olympic Committee, Lord Sebastian Coe has outlined his plans to reform the model and focus on youth engagement and climate-conscious..

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Thousands without water in Hampshire [Video]

Thousands without water in Hampshire

Thousands of people in Hampshire have been left without water for a second day following a fault at a Southern Water supply works, with residents seen queuing to get bottled water. The water company..

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Government announces £100m funding for hospices [Video]

Government announces £100m funding for hospices

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has announced £100 million of capital investment for hospices. Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at..

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