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Instagram Beats Twitter
Instagram reaches 400 million users, which surpasses Twitter at 316 million users. -
Facebook Reaches 1 Billion
Facebook reaches 1 billion users. -
Law is Created to Keep Internet Free
The Federal Trade Commission created law to keep the internet free and open -
Over two thirds of American own Smartphones
This is huge, as smartphones make the internet even more accessible. -
Fake News
There is a crack down on fake news on social media platforms. -
Facebook Data Mining Scandal
A political research firm was able to extract information from 50 million Facebook profiles through a quiz without most of these users giving their consent. This information was used to create micro targeted political ads for the 2016 presidential election. It was discovered in 2018. Mark Zuckerberg had to answer to the US and the UK for this data breach.