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Facebook turns 21... who feels old?

From pokes to reels, livestreams, stories and a marketplace... Facebook has grown up!

Facebook turns 21... who feels old?

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Facebook was launched on 4 February 2004 which means it's 21 years old - who feels old?

Started in a Harvard dorm room for college students, it now has more than three billion users and is considered the world's largest social media app.

Mark Elliot Zuckerberg, Facebook co-founder and CEO of its parent company Meta Platforms, changed the social media game with this platform. 

From pokes to live streams and a marketplace, Facebook has evolved while connecting people, sharing memories with those near and far and, of course, providing entertainment with hours of endless scrolling.

For many, Facebook has been a place to share milestones, reconnect with old friends, build businesses, and even meet new family members we never knew we had.

Here's to 'The Facebook' - if you know, you know!