IN PICS | 20 Years Of Facebook In 10 Landmarks: A Definitive Timeline

Facebook 20 Years: Have a look at how far this social media giant has come. Facebook has seen it all be it lawsuits or controversies.

Facebook's timeline began from 2004.

Winklevii Suing Facebook (2004) — In 2004, ConnectU, a startup established by Harvard students Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss along with Divya Narendra, filed a lawsuit against TheFacebook.com, accusing Mark Zuckerberg of breaching a contract. The founders of ConnectU claimed that Zuckerberg had appropriated their idea and passed it off as his own. According to their allegations, Zuckerberg violated an oral agreement in which he committed to developing a social network called HarvardConnection for Harvard students. Seeking assistance in constructing the website, the HarvardConnection founders were unaware that Zuckerberg was concurrently working on TheFacebook, utilizing the same concept. (Image Source: Getty)

News Feed Launch (2006) — Initially, Facebook primarily served as a directory of people's profiles. The landscape shifted with the introduction of News Feed in September 2006, a move that Mark Zuckerberg embraced wholeheartedly. This change sparked outrage among users as their activities became visible to all their friends, making it challenging to maintain privacy. Initially, Facebook justified this by asserting that user information was intended to be shared with friends. The advent of News Feed marked a significant shift in control, transferring it from publishers to the formidable algorithms of Facebook. Subsequently, Zuckerberg issued an apology, acknowledging, "We really messed this one up." (Image Source: Getty)