Facebook said today its ranks of monthly active users had hit the two billion mark -- meaning more than a quarter of the world's population is on the giant social network. co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg wrote in a post on his Facebook page marking the milestone. "There are two billion people connecting and building communities on Facebook every month," she said. Founded in 2004, the social media behemoth hit the billion-user mark five years ago. Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube announced yesterday the launch of an anti-terror partnership aimed at thwarting the spread of extremist content online.

Source: dna June 27, 2017 19:30 UTC