![]() ![]() A platform that allowed the voiceless to be heard also allowed trolls to broadcast bilious provocation at ear-splitting decibel levels. The enormous numbers of people who connected, “We Are the World”-style, on the service now became alarming evidence of its excessive power. Facebook's most cherished accomplishments became liabilities. Suddenly, simmering complaints about the service boiled over into anger. The company monetized its user base with ads, and Zuckerberg became one of the richest people in the world, his name hoisted into the pantheon of PC Forum legends.Īnd then came the 2016 election. In addition to bringing people together, Facebook became a source of news, entertainment, and even life-saving information. Zuckerberg's gospel insisted that more and more sharing was an inherent good. Facebook would transform itself from a college student hangout to the dominant social media service, with a population bigger than that of any country in the world, and was on its way to having more members than any religion. Over the next 10 years, Zuckerberg would execute the plans he drew up there. ![]() In his jottings are the seeds of what would come-all the greatness and the failings of Facebook. Zuckerberg found focus in that notebook and others. ![]()
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