Facebook's billionaire CEO Mark Zuckerberg addressed threats to free speech in a rare public address on Thursday
Speaking to a live audience at Georgetown University, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended Facebook's role in providing a voice to more than 2 billion people of around the world, and why he feels it's essential to protect freedom of expression on the internet.
"People having the power to express themselves at scale is a new kind of force in the world — a Fifth Estate alongside the other power structures of society," Zuckerberg said. "People no longer have to rely on traditional gatekeepers in politics or media to make their...