"For Mark Zuckerberg, the most significant creation from his two years at Harvard University wasn't the precursor to a global social network, but a prank website that nearly got him expelled. The Meta CEO said in a 2017 commencement address at his alma mater that the controversial site, Facemash, was "the most important thing I built in my time here" for one simple reason: it led him to his wife, Priscilla Chan."
"In 2003, Zuckerberg, then a sophomore, created Facemash by hacking into Harvard's online student directories and using the photos to create a site where users could rank students' attractiveness. The site went viral, but it was quickly shut down by the university. Zuckerberg was called before Harvard's Administrative Board, facing accusations of breaching security, violating copyrights, and infringing on individual privacy."
Mark Zuckerberg created Facemash in 2003 as a prank site that used hacked Harvard student directory photos for attractiveness rankings. The site went viral and was promptly shut down by the university. Harvard's Administrative Board accused him of breaching security, violating copyrights, and infringing on privacy. Friends expected expulsion and threw a going-away party, where Zuckerberg met Priscilla Chan while waiting in line for the bathroom. He dated Chan, did not ultimately get expelled, and dropped out the following year to focus on building Facebook. The Social Network film framed Facemash as a precursor, a view Zuckerberg downplayed.
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