The Untold History of Facebook’s Most Controversial Growth Tool

The Untold History of Facebook’s Most Controversial Growth Tool
‘People You May Know’ helped the social media giant grow exponentially. One man made it happen. An exclusive excerpt from ‘Facebook: The Inside Story’
Steven Levy
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11 min read·
Feb 25, 2020
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Chamath Palihapitiya. Photo: Mike WindleEarly in her career at Facebook, Sheryl Sandberg had a series of conversations with Chamath Palihapitiya…
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Written by Steven Levy
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Writing for Wired, Used to edit Backchannel here. Just wrote Facebook: The Inside Story.
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