Zuckerberg unveils 10-year plan to expand Facebook empire

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Zuckerberg unveils 10-year plan to expand Facebook empire

by John Swartz and Jessica Guynn at USA Today

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2016/04/12/zuckerbergs-10-year-plan-expand-facebook-empire/82936814/

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SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out a 10-year plan to connect the world that sounded as much like a political cause as a grab for potential billions in dollars.

In a sweeping address that took on sharp political tones at times, Facebook's 31-year-old CEO detailed how Facebook aims to reach the planet's 7 billion people — half of whom do not have Internet access. And he took very direct aim at those who would limit free trade and immigration.

“We are one global community,” he said. “Whether we are welcoming a refugee fleeing war or an immigrant seeking opportunity, coming together to fight a global disease like Ebola or to address climate change.”

The theme of the keynote was, "give everyone the power to share anything with anyone," positioning Facebook as a unifying force for good against the current political winds of divisiveness. Zuckerberg detailed a plan to bring people together through an ambitious strategy of unfurling technology that jumps borders and crosses cultures, a sharp rebuke to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who has advocated building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border and banning Muslims from entering the U.S.



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[Laura PourMeADrink]

1. Interesting. Listening to my nieces - facebook is passe. There are

all kinds of other sites they love.

[rug]

2. Seven billlion people, one million memes.

[TM99]

3. I am sure Zuckerberg

LOVES free trade and H1B immigrants.