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[[wikipedia:Meta_Platforms|'''Meta Platforms, Inc.''']], formerly known as Facebook, is a multinational technology conglomerate primarily known for its social media platforms, including [[Facebook]], [[Instagram]], [[WhatsApp]], and [[Messenger]]. Founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook quickly grew into one of the largest social networks in the world. Over the years, the company has expanded its business model, incorporating advertising, data collection, and virtual reality products, with a focus on connecting users globally.

[[wikipedia:Meta_Platforms|'''Meta Platforms, Inc.''']], formerly known as Facebook, is a multinational technology conglomerate primarily known for its social media platforms, including [[Facebook]], [[Instagram]], [[WhatsApp]], and [[Messenger]]. Founded in 2004 by [[Mark Zuckerberg]], Facebook quickly grew into one of the largest social networks in the world. Over the years, the company has expanded its business model, incorporating advertising, data collection, and virtual reality products, with a focus on connecting users globally.

In 2021, Facebook rebranded itself as Meta, signaling its shift toward a broader vision focused on the "metaverse" – a virtual-reality, interconnected digital world. Meta has faced ongoing scrutiny over issues related to consumer privacy, data security, content moderation, and its role in spreading misinformation. The company has been involved in several high-profile regulatory and legal challenges, particularly regarding its handling of user data and its impact on user well-being.

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====Artificial permission requirements in Android App====

The Facebook Android App summarily requests a lot of permissions. Most of those can be denied if unwanted. However, when the unlimited permission to access all media files on the user's phone is not granted, it is not possible to share images from the app. This is a ~~completely~~ bogus requirement, ~~technically~~ this permission is not needed to share images ''out'' of an app. The app will guide the user into enabling that permission when they [first] try to share an image out of Facebook to a different app, e.g. a messenger. Notably, even granting limited access will trigger the "more permissions required" guidance.

The Facebook Android App summarily requests a lot of permissions. Most of those can be denied if unwanted. However, when the unlimited permission to access all media files on the user's phone is not granted, it is not possible to share images from the app. This is a bogus requirement, as this permission is not needed to share images ''out'' of an app. The app will guide the user into enabling that permission when they [first] try to share an image out of Facebook to a different app, e.g. a messenger. Notably, even granting limited access will trigger the "more permissions required" guidance.

As a crude workaround, one can take screenshots of images in the app instead of using its sharing functionality. Since that yields images in screen resolution, this workaround may not be suitable in all cases.

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-[[wikipedia:Meta_Platforms|'''Meta Platforms, Inc.''']], formerly known as Facebook, is a multinational technology conglomerate primarily known for its social media platforms, including [[Facebook]], [[Instagram]], [[WhatsApp]], and [[Messenger]]. Founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook quickly grew into one of the largest social networks in the world. Over the years, the company has expanded its business model, incorporating advertising, data collection, and virtual reality products, with a focus on connecting users globally.
+[[wikipedia:Meta_Platforms|'''Meta Platforms, Inc.''']], formerly known as Facebook, is a multinational technology conglomerate primarily known for its social media platforms, including [[Facebook]], [[Instagram]], [[WhatsApp]], and [[Messenger]]. Founded in 2004 by [[Mark Zuckerberg]], Facebook quickly grew into one of the largest social networks in the world. Over the years, the company has expanded its business model, incorporating advertising, data collection, and virtual reality products, with a focus on connecting users globally.
 In 2021, Facebook rebranded itself as Meta, signaling its shift toward a broader vision focused on the "metaverse" – a virtual-reality, interconnected digital world. Meta has faced ongoing scrutiny over issues related to consumer privacy, data security, content moderation, and its role in spreading misinformation. The company has been involved in several high-profile regulatory and legal challenges, particularly regarding its handling of user data and its impact on user well-being.
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 ====Artificial permission requirements in Android App====
-The Facebook Android App summarily requests a lot of permissions. Most of those can be denied if unwanted. However, when the unlimited permission to access all media files on the user's phone is not granted, it is not possible to share images from the app. This is a completely bogus requirement, technically this permission is not needed to share images ''out'' of an app. The app will guide the user into enabling that permission when they [first] try to share an image out of Facebook to a different app, e.g. a messenger. Notably, even granting limited access will trigger the "more permissions required" guidance.
+The Facebook Android App summarily requests a lot of permissions. Most of those can be denied if unwanted. However, when the unlimited permission to access all media files on the user's phone is not granted, it is not possible to share images from the app. This is a bogus requirement, as this permission is not needed to share images ''out'' of an app. The app will guide the user into enabling that permission when they [first] try to share an image out of Facebook to a different app, e.g. a messenger. Notably, even granting limited access will trigger the "more permissions required" guidance.
 As a crude workaround, one can take screenshots of images in the app instead of using its sharing functionality. Since that yields images in screen resolution, this workaround may not be suitable in all cases.