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Predictions of the end of Facebook was nominated for deletion. The discussion was closed on 27 March 2020 with a consensus to merge. Its contents were merged into Facebook. The original page is now a redirect to this page. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected article, please see its history; for its talk page, see here.
Facebook users was nominated for deletion. The discussion was closed on 16 June 2011 with a consensus to merge. Its contents were merged into Facebook. The original page is now a redirect to this page. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected article, please see its history; for its talk page, see here.
10 year challenge was nominated for deletion. The discussion was closed on 24 January 2019 with a consensus to merge. Its contents were merged into Facebook. The original page is now a redirect to this page. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected article, please see its history; for its talk page, see here.
Urgent. Has a virus or a hacker got into the Facebook article?
I tried to edit the Wikipedia article with the title "Facebook" and there seemed to be a malfunction when I pressed the preview button. The normal preview type page was not shown. Instead, I saw a page with the title "Facebook" but the content was only criticism and/or controversy of Facebook. Nothing I did would bring up the correct preview page. I then tried clicking publish, and also got a malfunction.
This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 8 January 2024 and 30 April 2024. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Ekaman2020 (article contribs). Peer reviewers: Abrown106.
It's obviously WP:OR, but despite all of the news stories I can log in without any problem to Facebook at the moment. This means that it is not an outage with the website down completely. This needs some time to ensure that it meets WP:10YT.--♦IanMacM♦(talk to me)16:36, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It seems that large parts of Facebook and Instagram were not working for about two hours on 5 March 2024, and they are back online now. I'm not sure if this is notable enough for a mention.--♦IanMacM♦(talk to me)20:43, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Suggestion for the "Facebook" Wikipedia page:
I suggest adding a section on the psychological and emotional impacts of Facebook’s algorithms. Reports from users in Estonia highlight how highly personalized and manipulative content can lead to severe distress, with some experiences described as much, much worse than words can convey. There are concerns that such algorithmic manipulation could be contributing to widespread psychological harm, potentially akin to a form of digital or informational genocide. Including these user experiences could offer valuable insights into how these algorithms affect mental health and contribute to ongoing discussions about privacy and ethical issues. Editorq35 (talk) 01:58, 31 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
We would need reliable, published sources that specifically discuss these issues to include any of this material in the article. Given the nature of the issue, these should include journal articles written by academics and/or professionals in the fields of psychology and/or psychiatry, not just anecdotes about "reports from [Facebook] users in Estonia" . Do you have any such sources? General IzationTalk 02:19, 31 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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