<ul><li>Meta announced a new friends-only tab. It's one of many changes in Facebook's 20-year history.</li><li>Facebook, originally called Thefacebook, was limited to Harvard students in 2004.</li><li>In 2006, news feed and mini-feed were introduced, facing initial user backlash.</li><li>Facebook's real-time news feed was launched in 2009 in response to Twitter.</li><li>The ticker feature, introduced in 2011, displayed instant updates but was later removed.</li><li>In 2012, 'Sponsored stories' ads started appearing in news feeds.</li><li>Facebook redesigned the news feed in 2013 for a more personalized experience.</li><li>In 2016, the news feed was updated to prioritize posts from friends and family.</li><li>In 2021, Facebook introduced a 'feed filter bar' giving users more control over their feeds.</li><li>In 2022, Facebook changed its name to Meta and added a friends-only tab to focus on original Facebook experience.</li></ul>

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