HISTORY OF FACEBOOK

process in a blog. He hacked into the online intranets of Harvard Houses to obtain photos, developing algorithms and codes along the way. He referred to his hacking as “child’s play.”

In one blog entry, Zuckerberg noted, “The Kirkland Facebook (referring to the Kirkland House intranet) is open on my computer desktop, and some of these people have pretty horrendous Facebook pictures. I almost want to put some of these faces next to pictures of farm animals and have people vote on which is more attractive.”

Zuckerberg faced scrutiny from the university’s Administrative Board in November 2003 after Facemash caused an uproar within the Harvard community. As Weigel points out, groups such as Fuerza Latina and the Harvard Association of Black Women protested, and the computer services department filed a complaint with the Administrative Board. Zuckerberg was accused of breaching security, violating copyrights, and infringing on individual privacy.[11]

This approach would eventually shape Facebook's business model, leading to numerous scandals such as the Cambridge Analytica.[12][13][14][15]

As a consequence, the Harvard Administrative Board removed the site on November 2nd. The actions taken against Zuckerberg, if any, are unknown. He was not made to withdraw or leave school. He didn't elaborate on whether the board took any other lesser actions.[16]