Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg word a 6, 500 word post and this is being dubbed as his mission statement.Zuckerberg, in his post, spoke about bringing humanity together and mentioned Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He said Modi’s government showed the social network helps establish direct dialogue and accountability between people and our elected leaders.
“Beyond voting, the greatest opportunity is helping people stay engaged with the issues that matter to them every day, not just every few years at the ballot box. We can help establish direct dialogue and accountability between people and our elected leaders. In India, Prime Minister Modi has asked his ministers to share their meetings and information on Facebook so they can hear direct feedback from citizens,” Zuckerberg posted on his wall.
Zuckerberg wrote that the candidate with the largest and most engaged following on Facebook usually wins in this part of the world. “Just as TV became the primary medium for civic communication in the 1960s, social media is becoming this in the 21st century,” he added.
The Facebook CEO said progress now requires “humanity coming together not just as cities or nations, but also as a global community.” He offered Facebook as the solution to bring “us closer together”
“When we began, this idea was not controversial. Yet now, across the world there are people left behind by globalization, and movements for withdrawing from global connection.”
Read his full post here: