Mark Zuckerberg on role social media plays in strengthening communities

Mark Zuckerberg on role social media plays in strengthening communities As the debate continues about Ferguson and the tragic death of Eric Garner, I’m often asked what role social media plays in strengthening communities. I believe we do two things: give everyone a voice and provide greater diversity of perspectives. This was a top question at our recent Townhall Q&A, and you can see my answer in the video below. Giving everyone a voice is relatively new in the world. Only in the past 10 years has the internet enabled billions of people to widely share their views and experiences. I believe that giving everyone this power is fundamental to creating more worldwide understanding. A greater diversity of perspectives is also important for creating understanding. Before the internet, we might have only gotten our news from a few TV stations or newspapers. Now we get updates from many more people and sources. If you're interested in understanding how diversity of ideas works in social networks, check out this paper that explains mathematically why you see more diverse information through social media: https://twitter.com/markzuckvideos http://ift.tt/2i2KiTx http://ift.tt/2hTFQIO http://ift.tt/2i2SOBT