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Former good articleFacebook was one of the Social sciences and society good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
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February 21, 2006Good article nomineeListed
March 20, 2006Peer reviewReviewed
April 3, 2006Featured article candidateNot promoted
December 10, 2006Good article reassessmentDelisted
March 19, 2008Good article nomineeListed
April 6, 2008Peer reviewReviewed
May 6, 2008Peer reviewReviewed
May 30, 2008Featured article candidateNot promoted
July 8, 2008Good article reassessmentKept
November 6, 2009Peer reviewReviewed
July 12, 2010Good article reassessmentKept
May 22, 2011Good article reassessmentDelisted
On this day... Facts from this article were featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on February 4, 2010, February 4, 2014, and February 4, 2017.
Current status: Delisted good article


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.

Here's a link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook Polar Apposite (talk) 19:49, 7 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

As you can see, if you click the link, it takes you to a page about criticism of Facebook. Polar Apposite (talk) 19:50, 7 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I guess it's a case of vandalism. Probably no need to talk of a virus or hacker. Polar Apposite (talk) 19:51, 7 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
It seems to be back to normal now. I think someone fixed it just now. Polar Apposite (talk) 20:03, 7 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

2018 Athena ISP satellite project

No mention of 2018 Athena ISP satellite project, eg. Facebook is officially building an internet satellite: Athena. widely reported. - Rod57 (talk) 14:44, 26 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

File:Facebook status box.jpg listed for discussion

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Facebook status box.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for discussion. Please see the discussion to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. InfiniteNexus (talk) 01:29, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Education assignment: Cybersecurity Policy

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.

— Assignment last updated by MrLavoie (talk) 00:46, 20 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Major outage today?

I've not got reliable sources but the chatter and realtime experience is that Meta is down as of this datestamp. BusterD (talk) 16:12, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes it’s been mentioned by Variety and USA Today. The Film Creator (talk) 16:15, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Let's see it's got any legs. Certainly have RS now. All about Super Tuesday outage. BusterD (talk) 16:18, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I’ve also started a discussion at the talk page on Instagram as well. The Film Creator (talk) 16:20, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
There’s also an outage on Messenger (software) per The Independent. The Film Creator (talk) 16:27, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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]

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 Ization Talk 02:19, 31 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]