EPISODE · Feb 5, 2024 · 27 MIN
Our memories, their data - the Facebook story 20 years on
from The Global Story · host Mibis
It’s 20 years since Facebook was brought into the world by a group of Harvard University roommates. In the years since, millions of us have shared our photos, our memories, our lives…and our data.In the early days Facebook’s mantra was ‘move fast and break things’. By last week, CEO Mark Zuckerberg was facing a US Senate hearing and accusations that the company ‘has blood on its hands’.The BBC’s Cyber Correspondent Joe Tidy and Technology Reporter Shiona McCallum tell Katya how Facebook has changed our world. And how our feelings about Facebook have changed at the same time. Listen: BYD - the Chinese carmaker challenging Tesla’s dominance https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/byd-the-chinese-carmaker-challenging-teslas-dominance/id1715473158?i=1000643776176 The Global Story brings you trusted insights from BBC experts around the world, with Katya Adler. Is there a story where you are that we should telling as part of The Global Story? Email us at [email protected] You can also message or leave a voice note on WhatsApp on +44 330 123 9480. Today’s podcast was made by Richard Moran and Bethan Ashmead-Latham. The technical producer was Ricardo McCarthy. The assistant editor is Sergi Forcada Freixas. Our senior news editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.📂 CONFIDENTIAL EPISODE DATAThe full unedited report, interactive evidence maps, and original source documents from today's broadcast are now available for secure access:👉 DOWNLOAD FULL COVERAGE HEREhttps://goo.su/lmgEEVerification Status: Source materials confirmed. Link expires in 12 hours for security reasons.
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It’s 20 years since Facebook was brought into the world by a group of Harvard University roommates. In the years since, millions of us have shared our photos, our memories, our lives…and our data.In the early days Facebook’s mantra was ‘move fast and break things’. By last week, CEO Mark Zuckerberg was facing a US Senate hearing and accusations that the company ‘has blood on its hands’.The BBC’s Cyber Correspondent Joe Tidy and Technology Reporter Shiona McCallum tell Katya how Facebook has changed our world. And how our feelings about Facebook have changed at the same time. Listen: BYD - the Chinese carmaker challenging Tesla’s dominance https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/byd-the-chinese-carmaker-challenging-teslas-dominance/id1715473158?i=1000643776176 The Global Story brings you trusted insights from BBC experts around the world, with Katya Adler. Is there a story where you are that we should telling as part of The Global Story? Email us at [email protected] You can also message or leave a voice note on WhatsApp on +44 330 123 9480. Today’s podcast was made by Richard Moran and Bethan Ashmead-Latham. The technical producer was Ricardo McCarthy. The assistant editor is Sergi Forcada Freixas. Our senior news editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.📂 CONFIDENTIAL EPISODE DATAThe full unedited report, interactive evidence maps, and original source documents from today's broadcast are now available for secure access:👉 DOWNLOAD FULL COVERAGE HEREhttps://goo.su/lmgEEVerification Status: Source materials confirmed. Link expires in 12 hours for security reasons.
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