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Facebook is about to hit 2 billion users. Here’s a closer look at the rise of the social giant

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks on stage during the Facebook F8 conference in San Francisco, California April 12, 2016. REUTERS/Stephen Lam - RTX29NQI

A little over 10 years ago Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg took what was initially a social network for US college students and opened it up to the entire planet. Image: REUTERS/Stephen Lam

John McKenna
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