Zuckerberg Urges Harvard Grads To Build A World Of 'purpose'

By BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writer, San Antonio Express-News: World
Thu, 05/25/2017 - 5:53pm

NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Zuckerberg returned Thursday to Harvard, where he launched Facebook and then dropped out, telling graduates it's up to them to bring purpose to the world, fight inequality and strengthen the global community. He shared stories about graduates such as David Razu Aznar, a former city leader who led the effort to legalize gay marriage in Mexico City, and Agnes Igoye, who grew up in conflict zones in Uganda and now trains law enforcement officers. In February, he sketched out an ambitious, if vague, vision for Facebook that committed the company to developing "social infrastructure" that would help build a "global community that works for all of us." It has connected people who would have never met otherwise, letting them form supportive networks online and offline. [...] it has allowed people to communicate in developing countries even if they don't have a phone number or a smartphone. [...] it has also served to spread misinformation bordering on propaganda, hateful views and bullying, reflecting the worst parts of humanity back to us. Later in the speech, Zuckerberg's voice cracked with emotion as he talked about a high school student he mentors who is living in the U.S.

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