Multiple choice general knowledge

Started by a few room mates at this university, this website was meant to rater whether a girl is Hot or Not. The creators had to hack into the university's database for the pictures of the girls.However this website was immediately shutdown by the administration with breach of security, violating copyrights and violating individual privacy and faced expulsion. What did this website later turn into?

  1. Orkut

  2. MySpace

  3. Hi5

  4. Facebook
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Facebook (D) is correct. In 2003, Mark Zuckerberg and dormmates created Facemash at Harvard, a 'hot or not' rating site that hacked Harvard's house database for photos. It was shut down for privacy violations, but this experience directly led to the 2004 launch of TheFacebook (later Facebook). Orkut (A) was Google's, MySpace (B) was already established, and Hi5 (C) was a separate social network.

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