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European alternatives to Facebook
Facebook is the world's largest social network, operated by Meta Platforms Inc., headquartered in Menlo Park, California, USA. Founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg, it has over 3 billion monthly active users. Facebook is free and ad-supported; businesses can run paid advertising via Facebook Ads.
This page lists European alternatives from companies based in a member state of the European Union (EU) or the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).
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