Mark Zuckerberg: Free speech forever on Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg assures Facebook users that they will forever enjoy their right to freedom of speech, after reflecting on #JeSuisCharlie
MANILA, Philippines Social Media users worldwide expressed grief and rage after the January 7 shooting at Charlie Hebdo magazine's headquarters in Paris, France, left 12 people dead.
In solidarity, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of social networking giant Facebook, posted a statement on the social networking platform to mourn with the family of the victims:
My thoughts are with the victims, their families, the people of France and the people all over the world who choose to share their views and ideas, even when that takes courage. #JeSuisCharlie.
He also shared his experience on "extremism":
A few years ago, an extremist in Pakistan fought to have me sentenced to death because Facebook refused to ban content about Mohammed that offended him.
We stood up for this because different voices even if they're sometimes offensive can make the world a better and more interesting place.
Facebook has always been a place where people across the world share their views and ideas. We follow the laws in each country, but we never let one country or group of people dictate what people can share across the world.
Zuckerberg also assures the billions of Facebook users that they will forever enjoy their right to freedom of speech:
Yet as I reflect on yesterday's attack and my own experience with extremism, this is what we all need to reject a group of extremists trying to silence the voices and opinions of everyone else around the world.