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MarkElliotZuckerberg(bornMay14,1984)isan
AmericancomputerprogrammerandInternetentrepreneur. MarkZuckerberg
Heisthechairman,thechiefexecutiveofficer,andaco
founderofFacebook.[4][5]Hisnetworthisestimatedtobe
US$62.5billionasofMay2017,rankinghimthesixth
richestpersonintheworld.[6][7]

ZuckerberglaunchedFacebookfromhisHarvardUniversity
dormitoryroomonFebruary4,2004.Hewasassistedbyhis
collegeroommatesandfellowHarvardstudentsEduardo
Saverin,AndrewMcCollum,DustinMoskovitz,andChris
Hughes.[8]ThegroupthenintroducedFacebooktoother
collegecampuses.Facebookexpandedrapidly,reachingone
billionusersby2012.Meanwhile,Zuckerbergwasinvolved
invariouslegaldisputesbroughtbyothersinthegroup,who
claimedashareofthecompanybasedupontheir
involvementduringthedevelopmentphaseofFacebook.

InDecember2012,ZuckerbergandhiswifePriscillaChan Zuckerbergin2014
announcedthatoverthecourseoftheirlivestheywouldgive Born MarkElliotZuckerberg
themajorityoftheirwealthto"advancinghumanpotential
May14,1984 [1]
andpromotingequality"inthespiritofTheGivingPledge.[9]
WhitePlains,NewYork,U.S.
OnDecember1,2015,theyannouncedtheywould
eventuallygive99percentoftheirFacebookshares(worth Residence PaloAlto,California,U.S.
aboutUS$45billionatthetime)totheChanZuckerberg Occupation Computerprogrammer,Internet
Initiative.[10][11] entrepreneur

Since2010,TimemagazinehasnamedZuckerbergamong Yearsactive 2004present

the100wealthiestandmostinfluentialpeopleintheworldas Knownfor CofounderofFacebook
apartofitsPersonoftheYearaward.[12][13][14]InDecember Hometown DobbsFerry,NewYork,U.S.
2016,Zuckerbergwasranked10thonForbeslistofThe
Salary Onedollarsalary[2]
World'sMostPowerfulPeople.[15]AccordingtoForbes
Magazine,ZuckerberghasanetworthofUS$55.9billionas Networth US$62.5billion(May2017)[3]
ofFebruary2017.[16] Title ChairmanandCEOofFacebook
Spouse(s) PriscillaChan(m.2012)

Contents Children 1
Relatives RandiZuckerberg(sister)
1 Earlylife Website facebook.com/zuck(http://facebook.c
2 Softwaredeveloper om/zuck)
2.1 Earlyyears
2.2 Collegeyears Signature
3 Career
3.1 Facebook
3.2 Wirehog
3.3 Platform,Beacon,andConnect
3.4 Internet.org
3.5 Legalcontroversies
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4 Depictionsinmedia
4.1 TheSocialNetwork
4.2 Otherdepictions
5 Useofothersocialnetworks
6 Philanthropy
7 Politics
8 Personallife
9 Seealso
10 References
11 Externallinks

Earlylife
Zuckerbergwasbornin1984inWhitePlains,NewYork.[18]Heistheson Externalvideo
ofKaren(Kempner),apsychiatrist,andEdwardZuckerberg,adentist.[19]
HisancestorscamefromGermany,AustriaandPoland.[20]Heandhis
threesisters,Randi,Donna,andArielle,[21]werebroughtupinDobbs
Ferry,NewYork,asmallWestchesterCountyvillageabout21milesnorth
ofMidtownManhattan.[21]ZuckerbergwasraisedJewishandhadhisBar
Mitzvahwhenheturned13.[22]

AtArdsleyHighSchool,Zuckerbergexcelledinclasses.Hetransferredto
theexclusiveprivateschoolPhillipsExeterAcademy,inNewHampshire,
inhisjunioryear,wherehewonprizesinscience(math,astronomy,and
MarkZuckerberg'scareerin90
physics)andclassicalstudies.Onhiscollegeapplication,Zuckerberg
seconds(http://www.telegraph.co.u
claimedthathecouldreadandwriteFrench,Hebrew,Latin,andancient
k/technology/0/markzuckerbergsca
Greek.Hewascaptainofthefencingteam.[23][24][25]
reer90seconds/?playlist=series%3A
techgurus),TheDailyTelegraph[17]
Softwaredeveloper
Earlyyears

Zuckerbergbeganusingcomputersandwritingsoftwareinmiddleschool.HisfathertaughthimAtariBASIC
Programminginthe1990s,andlaterhiredsoftwaredeveloperDavidNewmantotutorhimprivately.Newman
callshima"prodigy",addingthatitwas"toughtostayaheadofhim".Zuckerbergtookagraduatecourseinthe
subjectatMercyCollegenearhishomewhilestillinhighschool.Heenjoyeddevelopingcomputerprograms,
especiallycommunicationtoolsandgames.Inoneprogram,sincehisfather'sdentalpracticewasoperatedfrom
theirhome,hebuiltasoftwareprogramhecalled"ZuckNet"thatallowedallthecomputersbetweenthehouse
anddentalofficetocommunicatewitheachother.Itisconsidereda"primitive"versionofAOL'sInstant
Messenger,whichcameoutthefollowingyear.[26][27]

AccordingtowriterJoseAntonioVargas,"somekidsplayedcomputergames.Markcreatedthem."Zuckerberg
himselfrecallsthisperiod:"Ihadabunchoffriendswhowereartists.They'dcomeover,drawstuff,andI'd
buildagameoutofit."However,notesVargas,Zuckerbergwasnotatypical"geekklutz",ashelaterbecame
captainofhisprepschoolfencingteamandearnedaclassicsdiploma.NapstercofounderSeanParker,aclose
friend,notesthatZuckerbergwas"reallyintoGreekodysseysandallthatstuff",recallinghowheoncequoted
linesfromtheRomanepicpoemAeneid,byVirgil,duringaFacebookproductconference.[21]

DuringZuckerberg'shighschoolyears,heworkedunderthecompanynameIntelligentMediaGrouptobuilda
musicplayercalledtheSynapseMediaPlayer.Thedeviceusedmachinelearningtolearntheuser'slistening
habits,whichwaspostedtoSlashdot[28]andreceivedaratingof3outof5fromPCMagazine.[29]
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Collegeyears

VargasnotedthatbythetimeZuckerbergbeganclassesatHarvard,hehadalreadyachieveda"reputationasa
programmingprodigy".HestudiedpsychologyandcomputerscienceandbelongedtoAlphaEpsilonPiand
KirklandHouse.[12][21][30]Inhissophomoreyear,hewroteaprogramthathecalledCourseMatch,which
alloweduserstomakeclassselectiondecisionsbasedonthechoicesofotherstudentsandalsotohelpthem
formstudygroups.Ashorttimelater,hecreatedadifferentprogramheinitiallycalledFacemashthatlet
studentsselectthebestlookingpersonfromachoiceofphotos.AccordingtoArieHasit,Zuckerberg's
roommateatthetime,"hebuiltthesiteforfun".Hasitexplains:

WehadbookscalledFaceBooks,whichincludedthenamesandpicturesofeveryonewholivedin
thestudentdorms.Atfirst,hebuiltasiteandplacedtwopictures,orpicturesoftwomalesandtwo
females.Visitorstothesitehadtochoosewhowas"hotter"andaccordingtothevotestherewould
bearanking.[31]

Thesitewentupoveraweekend,butbyMondaymorning,thecollegeshutitdown,becauseitspopularityhad
overwhelmedoneofHarvard'snetworkswitchesandpreventedstudentsfromaccessingtheInternet.In
addition,manystudentscomplainedthattheirphotoswerebeingusedwithoutpermission.Zuckerberg
apologizedpublicly,andthestudentpaperranarticlesstatingthathissitewas"completelyimproper."[31]

Thefollowingsemester,inJanuary2004,ZuckerbergbeganwritingcodeforanewWebsite.[32]OnFebruary
4,2004,Zuckerberglaunched"Thefacebook",originallylocatedatthefacebook.com.[33]

Sixdaysafterthesitelaunched,threeHarvardseniors,CameronWinklevoss,TylerWinklevoss,andDivya
Narendra,accusedZuckerbergofintentionallymisleadingthemintobelievinghewouldhelpthembuilda
socialnetworkcalledHarvardConnection.com,whilehewasinsteadusingtheirideastobuildacompeting
product.[34]ThethreecomplainedtoTheHarvardCrimson,andthenewspaperbegananinvestigationin
response.

FollowingtheofficiallaunchoftheFacebooksocialmediaplatform,thethreefiledalawsuitagainst
Zuckerbergthatresultedinasettlement.[35]Theagreedsettlementwasfor1.2millionFacebooksharesthat
wereworthUS$300millionatFacebook'sIPO.[36]

ZuckerbergdroppedoutofHarvardinhissophomoreyeartocompletehisproject.[37]InJanuary2014,he
recalled:

Irememberreallyvividly,youknow,havingpizzawithmyfriendsadayortwoafterIopenedup
thefirstversionofFacebookatthetimeIthought,"Youknow,someoneneedstobuildaservice
likethisfortheworld."ButIjustneverthoughtthatwe'dbetheonestohelpdoit.AndIthinka
lotofwhatitcomesdowntoiswejustcaredmore.[38]

ZuckerbergwouldlaterreceiveanhonorarydegreefromHarvardinMay2017.[39]

Career
Facebook

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OnFebruary4,2004,ZuckerberglaunchedFacebookfromhisHarvard
dormitoryroom.[40][41]AnearlierinspirationforFacebookmayhave
comefromPhillipsExeterAcademy,theprepschoolfromwhich
Zuckerberggraduatedin2002.Itpublisheditsownstudentdirectory,
"ThePhotoAddressBook",whichstudentsreferredtoas"The
Facebook".Suchphotodirectorieswereanimportantpartofthestudent
socialexperienceatmanyprivateschools.Withthem,studentswere
abletolistattributessuchastheirclassyears,theirfriends,andtheir
telephonenumbers.[40] ZuckerberglisteningtoPresident
BarackObamabeforeaprivate
Onceatcollege,Zuckerberg'sFacebookstartedoffasjusta"Harvard meetingwhereObamadinedwith
thing"untilZuckerbergdecidedtospreadittootherschools,enlisting technologybusinessleadersin
thehelpofroommateDustinMoskovitz.TheybeganwithColumbia Woodside,California,February17,
University,NewYorkUniversity,Stanford,Dartmouth,Cornell, 2011.
UniversityofPennsylvania,Brown,andYale.[42]SamyrLaine,atriple
jumperrepresentingHaitiatthe2012SummerOlympics,sharedaroom
withZuckerbergduringFacebook'sfounding."Markwasclearlyontogreatthings,"saidLaine,whowas
Facebook'sfourteenthuser.[43]

Zuckerberg,MoskovitzandsomefriendsmovedtoPaloAlto,CaliforniathehomeofSiliconValley
wheretheyleasedasmallhousethatservedasanoffice.Overthesummer,ZuckerbergmetPeterThiel,who
investedinthecompany.Theygottheirfirstofficeinmid2004.AccordingtoZuckerberg,thegroupplannedto
returntoHarvard,buteventuallydecidedtoremaininCalifornia.[44][45]Theyhadalreadyturneddownoffers
bymajorcorporationstobuythecompany.Inaninterviewin2007,Zuckerbergexplainedhisreasoning:"It's
notbecauseoftheamountofmoney.Formeandmycolleagues,themostimportantthingisthatwecreatean
openinformationflowforpeople.Havingmediacorporationsownedbyconglomeratesisjustnotanattractive
ideatome."[41]

HerestatedthesegoalstoWiredmagazinein2010:"ThethingIreallycareaboutisthemission,makingthe
worldopen."[46]Earlier,inApril2009,ZuckerbergsoughttheadviceofformerNetscapeCFOPeterCurrie
aboutfinancingstrategiesforFacebook.[47]OnJuly21,2010,Zuckerbergreportedthatthecompanyreached
the500millionusermark.[48]WhenaskedwhetherFacebookcouldearnmoreincomefromadvertisingasa
resultofitsphenomenalgrowth,heexplained:

Iguesswecould...Ifyoulookathowmuchofourpageistakenupwithadscomparedtothe
averagesearchquery.Theaverageforusisalittlelessthan10percentofthepagesandthe
averageforsearchisabout20percenttakenupwithads...That'sthesimplestthingwecoulddo.
Butwearen'tlikethat.Wemakeenoughmoney.Right,Imean,wearekeepingthingsrunningwe
aregrowingattheratewewantto.[46]

In2010,StevenLevy,whowrotethe1984bookHackers:HeroesoftheComputerRevolution,wrotethat
Zuckerberg"clearlythinksofhimselfasahacker".Zuckerbergsaidthat"it'sOKtobreakthings""tomake
thembetter".[49][50]Facebookinstituted"hackathons"heldeverysixtoeightweekswhereparticipantswould
haveonenighttoconceiveofandcompleteaproject.[49]Thecompanyprovidedmusic,food,andbeeratthe
hackathons,andmanyFacebookstaffmembers,includingZuckerberg,regularlyattended.[50]"Theideaisthat
youcanbuildsomethingreallygoodinanight",ZuckerbergtoldLevy."Andthat'spartofthepersonalityof
Facebooknow...It'sdefinitelyverycoretomypersonality."[49]

VanityFairmagazinenamedZuckerbergnumber1onits2010listoftheTop100"mostinfluentialpeopleof
theInformationAge".[51]Zuckerbergrankednumber23ontheVanityFair100listin2009.[52]In2010,
Zuckerbergwaschosenasnumber16inNewStatesman'sannualsurveyoftheworld's50mostinfluential
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figures.[53]

Ina2011interviewwithPBSshortlyafterthedeathofSteveJobs,ZuckerbergsaidthatJobshadadvisedhim
onhowtocreateamanagementteamatFacebookthatwas"focusedonbuildingashighqualityandgood
thingsasyouare".[54]

OnOctober1,2012,ZuckerbergvisitedRussianPrimeMinisterDmitryMedvedevinMoscowtostimulate
socialmediainnovationinRussiaandtoboostFacebook'spositionintheRussianmarket.[55]Russia's
communicationsministertweetedthatPrimeMinisterDmitryMedvedevurgedthesocialmediagiant'sfounder
toabandonplanstolureawayRussianprogrammersandinsteadconsideropeningaresearchcenterinMoscow.
In2012,Facebookhadroughly9millionusersinRussia,whiledomesticcloneVKhadaround34million.[56]
RebeccaVanDyck,Facebook'sheadofconsumermarketing,claimedthat85millionAmericanFacebookusers
wereexposedtothefirstdayoftheHomepromotionalcampaignonApril6,2013.[57]

OnAugust19,2013,TheWashingtonPostreportedthatZuckerberg'sFacebookprofilewashackedbyan
unemployedwebdeveloper.[58]

Atthe2013TechCrunchDisruptconference,heldinSeptember,Zuckerbergstatedthatheisworkingtowards
registeringthe5billionhumanswhowerenotconnectedtotheInternetasoftheconferenceonFacebook.
ZuckerbergthenexplainedthatthisisintertwinedwiththeaimoftheInternet.orgproject,wherebyFacebook,
withthesupportofothertechnologycompanies,seekstoincreasethenumberofpeopleconnectedtothe
internet.[59][60]

Zuckerbergwasthekeynotespeakeratthe2014MobileWorldCongress(MWC),heldinBarcelona,Spain,in
March2014,whichwasattendedby75,000delegates.Variousmediasourceshighlightedtheconnection
betweenFacebook'sfocusonmobiletechnologyandZuckerberg'sspeech,claimingthatmobilerepresentsthe
futureofthecompany.[61]Zuckerberg'sspeechexpandsuponthegoalthatheraisedattheTechCrunch
conferenceinSeptember2013,wherebyheisworkingtowardsexpandingInternetcoverageintodeveloping
countries.[62]

AlongsideotherAmericantechnologyfigureslikeJeffBezosandTimCook,Zuckerberghostedvisiting
ChinesepoliticianLuWei,knownasthe"Internetczar"forhisinfluenceintheenforcementofChina'sonline
policy,atFacebook'sheadquartersonDecember8,2014.ThemeetingoccurredafterZuckerbergparticipatedin
aQ&AsessionatTsinghuaUniversityinBeijing,China,onOctober23,2014,whereheattemptedtoconverse
inMandarinChinesealthoughFacebookisbannedinChina,Zuckerbergishighlyregardedamongthepeople
andwasattheuniversitytohelpfuelthenation'sburgeoningentrepreneursector.[63]

ZuckerbergfieldedquestionsduringaliveQ&Asessionatthecompany'sheadquartersinMenloParkon
December11,2014.ThefounderandCEOexplainedthathedoesnotbelieveFacebookisawasteoftime,
becauseitfacilitatessocialengagement,andparticipatinginapublicsessionwassothathecould"learnhowto
betterservethecommunity".[64][65]

ZuckerbergreceivesaonedollarsalaryasCEOofFacebook.[2]OnDecember3,2016Forbesreported
Facebookshareshavedeclined7%sinceNovember8,2016,reducingZuckerberg'snetworthby3.7billion
dollars.[66]InJune2016,BusinessInsidernamedZuckerbergoneofthe"Top10BusinessVisionariesCreating
ValuefortheWorld"alongwithElonMuskandSalKhan,duetothefactthatheandhiswife"pledgedtogive
away99%oftheirwealthwhichisestimatedatover$52.1billion."[67]

Wirehog

AmonthafterZuckerberglaunchedFacebookinFebruary2004,i2hub,anothercampusonlyservice,created
byWayneChang,waslaunched.i2hubfocusedonpeertopeerfilesharing.Atthetime,bothi2huband
Facebookweregainingtheattentionofthepressandgrowingrapidlyinusersandpublicity.InAugust2004,
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Zuckerberg,AndrewMcCollum,AdamD'Angelo,andSeanParkerlaunchedacompetingpeertopeerfile
sharingservicecalledWirehog,aprecursortoFacebookPlatformapplications.[68][69]

Platform,Beacon,andConnect

OnMay24,2007,ZuckerbergannouncedFacebookPlatform,a
developmentplatformforprogrammerstocreatesocialapplications
withinFacebook.Withinweeks,manyapplicationshadbeenbuiltand
somealreadyhadmillionsofusers.Itgrewtomorethan800,000
developersaroundtheworldbuildingapplicationsforFacebook
Platform.[70]

OnNovember6,2007,ZuckerbergannouncedBeacon,asocial
advertisingsystemthatenabledpeopletoshareinformationwiththeir
Facebookfriendsbasedontheirbrowsingactivitiesonothersites.For
example,eBaysellerscouldletfriendsknowautomaticallywhatthey
haveforsaleviatheFacebooknewsfeedastheylisteditemsforsale.
Theprogramcameunderscrutinybecauseofprivacyconcernsfrom
groupsandindividualusers.ZuckerbergandFacebookfailedtorespond
totheconcernsquickly,andonDecember5,2007,Zuckerbergwrotea
blogpostonFacebook,[71]takingresponsibilityfortheconcernsabout
Beaconandofferinganeasierwayforuserstooptoutoftheservice.

In2007,ZuckerbergwasaddedtoMITTechnologyReview'sTR35list ZuckerbergattheWorldEconomic
asoneofthetop35innovatorsintheworldundertheageof35.[72]On ForuminDavos,Switzerland
July23,2008,ZuckerbergannouncedFacebookConnect,aversionof (January2009).
FacebookPlatformforusers.

Internet.org

InapublicFacebookpost,ZuckerberglaunchedtheInternet.orgprojectinlateAugust2013.Zuckerberg
explainedthattheprimaryaimoftheinitiativeistoprovideInternetaccesstothe5billionpeoplewhoarenot
connectedasofthelaunchdate.Usingathreetierstrategy,Internet.orgwillalsocreatenewjobsandopenup
newmarkets,accordingtoZuckerberg.Hestatedinhispost:

Theworldeconomyisgoingthroughamassivetransitionrightnow.Theknowledgeeconomyis
thefuture.Bybringingeveryoneonline,we'llnotonlyimprovebillionsoflives,butwe'llalso
improveourownaswebenefitfromtheideasandproductivitytheycontributetotheworld.
Givingeveryonetheopportunitytoconnectisthefoundationforenablingtheknowledgeeconomy.
Itisnottheonlythingweneedtodo,butit'safundamentalandnecessarystep.[60]

Tostayprovenontheeffortsofbringingintheconceptofnetneutrality,MarkZuckerbergmetNarendraModi,
SatyaNadellaandSundarPichaiattheSiliconValley,todiscussonhowtoeffectivelyestablishaffordable
internetaccesstothelessdevelopedcountries.[73]Asatokenofinitiation,MarkZuckerbergchangedhis
FacebookprofilepicturetoextendhissupporttotheDigitalIndiatohelptheruralcommunitiestostay
connectedtotheinternet.[74]

Legalcontroversies

ConnectUlawsuits

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HarvardstudentsCameronWinklevoss,TylerWinklevoss,andDivyaNarendraaccusedZuckerbergof
intentionallymakingthembelievehewouldhelpthembuildasocialnetworkcalledHarvardConnection.com
(latercalledConnectU).[75]Theyfiledalawsuitin2004,butitwasdismissedonatechnicalityonMarch28,
2007.ItwasrefiledsoonthereafterinfederalcourtinBoston.FacebookcountersuedinregardstoSocial
Butterfly,aprojectputoutbyTheWinklevossChangGroup,anallegedpartnershipbetweenConnectUand
i2hub.OnJune25,2008,thecasesettledandFacebookagreedtotransferover1.2millioncommonsharesand
pay$20millionincash.[76]

InNovember2007,confidentialcourtdocumentswerepostedonthewebsiteof02138,amagazinethatcatered
toHarvardalumni.TheyincludedZuckerberg'sSocialSecuritynumber,hisparents'homeaddress,andhis
girlfriend'saddress.Facebookfiledtohavethedocumentsremoved,butthejudgeruledinfavorof02138.[77]

Saverinlawsuit

AlawsuitfiledbyEduardoSaverinagainstFacebookandZuckerbergwassettledoutofcourt.Thoughtermsof
thesettlementweresealed,thecompanyaffirmedSaverin'stitleascofounderofFacebook.Saverinsigneda
nondisclosurecontractafterthesettlement.[78]

Pakistancriminalinvestigation

InJune2010,PakistaniDeputyAttorneyGeneralMuhammadAzharSidiqquelaunchedacriminal
investigationintoZuckerbergandFacebookcofoundersDustinMoskovitzandChrisHughesaftera"Draw
Muhammad"contestwashostedonFacebook.TheinvestigationnamedtheanonymousGermanwomanwho
createdthecontest.Sidiqqueaskedthecountry'spolicetocontactInterpoltohaveZuckerbergandthethree
othersarrestedforblasphemy.OnMay19,2010,Facebook'swebsitewastemporarilyblockedinPakistanuntil
FacebookremovedthecontestfromitswebsiteattheendofMay.SidiqquealsoaskeditsUNrepresentativeto
raisetheissuewiththeUnitedNationsGeneralAssembly.[79][80]

PaulCeglia

InJune2010,PaulCeglia,theownerofawoodpelletfuelcompanyinAlleganyCounty,upstateNewYork,
filedsuitagainstZuckerberg,claiming84percentownershipofFacebookandseekingmonetarydamages.
AccordingtoCeglia,heandZuckerbergsignedacontractonApril28,2003,thataninitialfeeof$1,000
entitledCegliato50%ofthewebsite'srevenue,aswellasanadditional1%interestinthebusinessperday
afterJanuary1,2004,untilwebsitecompletion.Zuckerbergwasdevelopingotherprojectsatthetime,among
whichwasFacemash,thepredecessorofFacebook,butdidnotregisterthedomainnamethefacebook.com
untilJanuary1,2004.Facebookmanagementdismissedthelawsuitas"completelyfrivolous".Facebook
spokesmanBarrySchnitttoldareporterthatCeglia'scounselhadunsuccessfullysoughtanoutofcourt
settlement.[81][82]

OnOctober26,2012,federalauthoritiesarrestedCeglia,charginghimwithmailandwirefraudandof
"tamperingwith,destroyingandfabricatingevidenceinaschemetodefraudtheFacebookfounderofbillions
ofdollars."CegliaisaccusedoffabricatingemailstomakeitappearthatheandZuckerbergdiscusseddetails
aboutanearlyversionofFacebook,althoughafterexaminingtheiremails,investigatorsfoundtherewasno
mentionofFacebookinthem.[83]Somelawfirmswithdrewfromthecasebeforeitwasinitiatedandothers
afterCeglia'sarrest.[84][85]

Palestinianterrorattacks

OnJuly2,2016,IsraelicabinetministerGiladErdanaccusedZuckerbergofhavingsomeresponsibilityfor
deadlyattacksbyPalestiniansagainstIsraelis.[86]Accordingtohim,thesocialnetworkwasnotdoingenough
tobanpoststoitsplatformthatinciteviolenceagainstIsraelis.[87]"Someofthevictims'bloodison
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Zuckerberg'shands",Erdansaid.[88]

Hawaiianlandownership

InJanuary2017,Zuckerbergfiledeight"quiettitleandpartition"lawsuitsagainsthundredsofnative
Hawaiianstogetthemtoselltheirlandtohim.Thislandiscontainedwithinthe700acresoflandinthe
HawaiianislandofKauaithatZuckerberghadpurchasedin2014.WhenhelearnedthatHawaiianland
ownershiplawdiffersfromthatoftheother49states,hedroppedthelawsuits.[89][90]

Depictionsinmedia
TheSocialNetwork

AmoviebasedonZuckerbergandthefoundingyearsofFacebook,TheSocialNetworkwasreleasedon
October1,2010,andstarsJesseEisenbergasZuckerberg.AfterZuckerbergwastoldaboutthefilm,he
responded,"IjustwishedthatnobodymadeamovieofmewhileIwasstillalive."[91]Also,afterthefilm's
scriptwasleakedontheInternetanditwasapparentthatthefilmwouldnotportrayZuckerberginawholly
positivelight,hestatedthathewantedtoestablishhimselfasa"goodguy".[92]Thefilmisbasedonthebook
TheAccidentalBillionairesbyBenMezrich,whichthebook'spublicistoncedescribedas"bigjuicyfun"rather
than"reportage".[93]Thefilm'sscreenwriterAaronSorkintoldNewYorkmagazine,"Idon'twantmyfidelityto
bethetruthIwantittobestorytelling",adding,"Whatisthebigdealaboutaccuracypurelyforaccuracy's
sake,andcanwenothavethetruebetheenemyofthegood?"[94]

UponwinningtheGoldenGlobeAwardforBestPictureonJanuary16,2011,producerScottRudinthanked
FacebookandZuckerberg"forhiswillingnesstoallowustousehislifeandworkasametaphorthroughwhich
totellastoryaboutcommunicationandthewaywerelatetoeachother.[95]Sorkin,whowonforBest
Screenplay,retractedsomeoftheimpressionsgiveninhisscript:[96]

"IwantedtosaytoMarkZuckerbergtonight,ifyou'rewatching,RooneyMara'scharactermakesa
predictionatthebeginningofthemovie.Shewaswrong.Youturnedouttobeagreatentrepreneur,a
visionary,andanincrediblealtruist."

OnJanuary29,2011,ZuckerbergmadeasurpriseguestappearanceonSaturdayNightLive,whichwasbeing
hostedbyJesseEisenberg.Theybothsaiditwasthefirsttimetheyevermet.[97]EisenbergaskedZuckerberg,
whohadbeencriticalofhisportrayalbythefilm,whathethoughtofthemovie.Zuckerbergreplied,"Itwas
interesting."[98]Inasubsequentinterviewabouttheirmeeting,Eisenbergexplainsthathewas"nervoustomeet
him,becauseIhadspentnow,ayearandahalfthinkingabouthim..."Headds,"Markhasbeensogracious
aboutsomethingthatsreallysouncomfortable...ThefactthathewoulddoSNLandmakefunofthesituation
issosweetandsogenerous.Itsthebestpossiblewaytohandlesomethingthat,Ithink,couldotherwisebe
veryuncomfortable."[99][100]

Disputedaccuracy

JeffJarvis,authorofthebookPublicParts,interviewedZuckerbergandbelievesSorkinmadeuptoomuchof
thestory.Hestates,"That'swhattheinternetisaccusedofdoing,makingstuffup,notcaringaboutthe
facts."[101]

AccordingtoDavidKirkpatrick,formertechnologyeditoratFortunemagazineandauthorofTheFacebook
Effect:TheInsideStoryoftheCompanyThatIsConnectingtheWorld,(2011),[102]"thefilmisonly"40%
true...heisnotsnideandsarcasticinacruelway,thewayZuckerbergisplayedinthemovie."Hesaysthat"a

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lotofthefactualincidentsareaccurate,butmanyaredistortedandtheoverallimpressionisfalse",and
concludesthatprimarily"hismotivationsweretotryandcomeupwithanewwaytoshareinformationonthe
Internet".[101]

AlthoughthefilmportraysZuckerberg'screationofFacebookinordertoelevatehisstatureafternotgetting
intoanyoftheelitefinalclubsatHarvard,Zuckerbergsaidhehadnointerestinjoiningtheclubs.[21]
Kirkpatrickagreesthattheimpressionimpliedbythefilmis"false".KarelBaloun,aformerseniorengineerat
Facebook,notesthatthe"imageofZuckerbergasasociallyineptnerdisoverstated...Itisfiction..."He
likewisedismissesthefilm'sassertionthathe"woulddeliberatelybetrayafriend".[101]

Otherdepictions

ZuckerbergvoicedhimselfonanepisodeofTheSimpsonstitled"LoanaLisa",whichfirstairedonOctober3,
2010.Intheepisode,LisaSimpsonandherfriendNelsonencounterZuckerbergatanentrepreneurs'
convention.ZuckerbergtellsLisathatshedoesnotneedtograduatefromcollegetobewildlysuccessful,
referencingBillGatesandRichardBransonasexamples.[103]

OnOctober9,2010,SaturdayNightLivelampoonedZuckerbergandFacebook.[104]AndySambergplayed
Zuckerberg.TherealZuckerbergwasreportedtohavebeenamused:"Ithoughtthiswasfunny."[105]

StephenColbertawardeda"MedalofFear"toZuckerbergattheRallytoRestoreSanityand/orFearon
October30,2010,"becausehevalueshisprivacymuchmorethanhevaluesyours".[106]

ZuckerbergappearsintheclimaxofthedocumentaryfilmTermsandConditionsMayApply.[107][108][109]

Useofothersocialnetworks
ZuckerbergcreatedanaccountwithGoogle+soonafterthesocialnetworkwasunveiled,sayingheseesitasa
"validationforhisvision"ofonlinesocialnetworking.[110]ByJuly2011,Zuckerberghadbecomethemost
followeduseronGoogle+,outrankingGooglecofoundersLarryPageandSergeyBrin.[111]AsofMarch6,
2012,hisrankinghasdroppedto184ontheservice,behindPageandBrin.[112]Hispublicprofileisminimal
withonephotoandabiothatreads"Imakethings".[113]

ZuckerberghasmaintainedaprivateaccountonTwitterundertheusername"zuck",althoughasofNovember
2014,theaccount'sstatusissuspended.[114]In2009,herevealedthatthepublicaccount"finkd"alsobelonged
tohim.[115]

Philanthropy
ZuckerbergdonatedanundisclosedamounttoDiaspora,anopensourcepersonalWebserverthatimplementsa
distributedsocialnetworkingservice.Hecalledita"coolidea".[46]

ZuckerbergfoundedtheStartup:Educationfoundation.[116][117]OnSeptember22,2010,itwasreportedthat
Zuckerberghaddonated$100milliontoNewarkPublicSchools,thepublicschoolsystemofNewark,New
Jersey.[118][119]CriticsnotedthetimingofthedonationasbeingclosetothereleaseofTheSocialNetwork,
whichpaintedasomewhatnegativeportraitofZuckerberg.[120]Zuckerbergrespondedtothecriticism,saying,
"ThethingthatIwasmostsensitiveaboutwiththemovietimingwas,Ididn'twantthepressaboutTheSocial
NetworkmovietogetconflatedwiththeNewarkproject.Iwasthinkingaboutdoingthisanonymouslyjustso
thatthetwothingscouldbekeptseparate."[121]NewarkMayorCoryBookerstatedthatheandNewJersey

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GovernorChrisChristiehadtoconvinceZuckerberg'steamnottomake
thedonationanonymously.[121]Themoneywaslargelywasted,
accordingtojournalistDaleRussakoff.[122][123]

OnDecember9,2010,Zuckerberg,BillGates,andinvestorWarren
Buffettsigned"TheGivingPledge",inwhichtheypromisedtodonate
tocharityatleasthalfoftheirwealthoverthecourseoftime,and
invitedothersamongthewealthytodonate50percentormoreoftheir
wealthtocharity.[124]

OnDecember19,2013,Zuckerbergannouncedadonationof18million
FacebooksharestotheSiliconValleyCommunityFoundation,tobe
executedbytheendofthemonthbasedonFacebook'svaluationasof
then,thesharestotaled$990millioninvalue.OnDecember31,2013,
thedonationwasrecognizedasthelargestcharitablegiftonpublic
recordfor2013.[125]TheChronicleofPhilanthropyplacedZuckerberg
andhiswifeatthetopofthemagazine'sannuallistof50mostgenerous
Americansfor2013,havingdonatedroughly$1billiontocharity.[126]
ChanandZuckerberginPrague
InOctober2014,ZuckerbergandhiswifePriscillaChandonated (2013)
US$25milliontocombattheEbolavirusdisease,specificallytheWest
AfricanEbolavirusepidemic.[127][128]

OnDecember1,2015,ZuckerbergandChanannouncedthebirthoftheirdaughterMax,andinanopenletter
toMax,theypledgedtodonate99percentoftheirFacebookshares,thenvaluedatUS$45billion,totheChan
ZuckerbergInitiative,theirneworganizationthatwillfocusonhealthandeducation.Thedonationwillnotbe
givenimmediately,butoverthecourseoftheirlives.[129][130]However,insteadofformingacharitable
corporationtodonatethevalueofthestockto,asBillGates,WarrenBuffett,LarryPage,SergeyBrinandother
techbillionaireshavedone,ZuckerbergandChanchosetousethestructureofalimitedliabilitycompany.This
hasdrawncriticismfromanumberofjournalists.[131][132][133][134]

Politics
In2002,ZuckerbergregisteredtovoteinWestchesterCounty,NewYork,wherehegrewup,butdidnotcasta
ballotuntilNovember2008.SantaClaraCountyRegistrarofVotersSpokeswoman,ElmaRosas,told
BloombergthatZuckerbergislistedas"nopreference"onvoterrolls,andhevotedinthepasttwogeneral
elections,in2008and2012.[135][136]OnZuckerberg'sFacebookpage,hehasChrisChristie,CoryBooker,
NicolasSarkozy,andBarackObamainhislikessection.[137]

Zuckerberghasneverrevealedhisownpoliticalviews:someconsiderhimaconservative,[138][139]whileothers
considerhimliberal.[140]

OnFebruary13,2013,ZuckerberghostedhisfirsteverfundraisingeventforNewJerseyGovernorChris
Christie.Zuckerberg'sparticularinterestonthisoccasionwaseducationreform,andChristie'seducationreform
workfocusedonteachersunionsandtheexpansionofcharterschools.[141][142]Laterthatyear,Zuckerberg
hostedacampaignfundraiserforNewarkmayorCoryBooker,whowasrunninginthe2013NewJersey
specialSenateelection.[143]InSeptember2010,withthesupportofGovernorChrisChristie,Bookerobtaineda
US$100millionpledgefromZuckerbergtoNewarkPublicSchools.[144]InDecember2012,Zuckerberg
donated18millionsharestotheSiliconValleyCommunityFoundation,acommunityorganizationthat
includeseducationinitslistofgrantmakingareas.[145][146]

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OnApril11,2013,Zuckerbergledthelaunchofa501(c)(4)lobbyinggroupcalledFWD.us.Thefoundersand
contributorstothegroupwereprimarilySiliconValleyentrepreneursandinvestors,anditspresidentwasJoe
Green,aclosefriendofZuckerberg.[147][148][149][150]Thegoalsofthegroupincludeimmigrationreform,
improvingthestateofeducationintheUnitedStates,andenablingmoretechnologicalbreakthroughsthat
benefitthepublic,[151][152]yetithasalsobeencriticizedforfinancingadsadvocatingavarietyofoilandgas
developmentinitiatives,includingdrillingintheArcticNationalWildlifeRefugeandtheKeystoneXL
pipeline.[153]In2013,numerousliberalandprogressivegroups,suchasTheLeagueofConservationVoters,
MoveOn.org,theSierraClub,DemocracyforAmerica,CREDO,DailyKos,350.org,andPresenteand
ProgressivesUnitedagreedtoeitherpulltheirFacebookadbuysornotbuyFacebookadsforatleasttwo
weeks,inprotestofZuckerbergadsfundedbyFWD.usthatwereinsupportofoildrillingandtheKeystoneXL
pipeline,andinoppositiontoObamacareamongRepublicanUnitedStatessenatorswhobackimmigration
reform.[154]

AmediareportonJune20,2013revealedthatZuckerbergactivelyengagedwithFacebookusersonhisown
profilepageaftertheonlinepublicationofaFWD.usvideo.InresponsetoaclaimthattheFWD.us
organizationis"justabouttechwantingtohiremorepeople",theInternetentrepreneurreplied:"Thebigger
problemweretryingtoaddressisensuringthe11millionundocumentedfolkslivinginthiscountrynowand
similarfolksinthefuturearetreatedfairly."[155]

InJune2013,ZuckerbergjoinedFacebookemployeesinacompanyfloataspartoftheannualSanFrancisco
Lesbian,Gay,Bisexual,andTransgenderPrideCelebration.Thecompanyfirstparticipatedintheeventin
2011,with70employees,andthisnumberincreasedto700forthe2013march.The2013pridecelebrationwas
especiallysignificant,asitfollowedaU.S.SupremeCourtrulingthatdeemedtheDefenseofMarriageAct
(DOMA)unconstitutional.[156][157]

Whenquestionedaboutthemid2013PRISMscandalattheTechCrunchDisruptconferenceinSeptember
2013,ZuckerbergstatedthattheU.S.government"blewit."Hefurtherexplainedthatthegovernment
performedpoorlyinregardtotheprotectionofthefreedomsofitscitizens,theeconomy,andcompanies.[59]

ZuckerbergplacedastatementonhisFacebookwallonDecember9,2015whichsaidthathewants"toaddmy
voiceinsupportofMuslimsinourcommunityandaroundtheworld"inresponsetotheaftermathofthe
November2015Parisattacksandthe2015SanBernardinoattack.[158][159][160][161]Thestatementalsosaidthat
Muslimsare"alwayswelcome"onFacebook,andthathispositionwasaresultofthefactthat"asaJew,my
parentstaughtmethatwemuststandupagainstattacksonallcommunities."[162][163]

OnFebruary24,2016,Zuckerbergsentoutacompanywideinternalmemotoemployeesformallyrebuking
employeeswhohadcrossedouthandwritten"BlackLivesMatter"phrasesonthecompanywallsandhad
written"AllLivesMatter"intheirplace.Facebookallowsemployeestofreewritethoughtsandphraseson
companywalls.Thememowasthenleakedbyseveralemployees.AsZuckerberghadpreviouslycondemned
thispracticeatpreviouscompanymeetings,andothersimilarrequestshadbeenissuedbyotherleadersat
Facebook,Zuckerbergwroteinthememothathewouldnowconsiderthisoverwritingpracticenotonly
disrespectful,but"maliciousaswell."AccordingtoZuckerberg'smemo,"BlackLivesMatterdoesn'tmean
otherlivesdon'tit'ssimplyaskingthattheblackcommunityalsoachievesthejusticetheydeserve."The
memoalsonotedthattheactofcrossingsomethingoutinitself,"meanssilencingspeech,orthatoneperson's
speechismoreimportantthananother's."Zuckerbergalsosaidinthememothathewouldbelaunching
investigationsintotheincidents.[164][165][166]TheNewYorkDailyNewsinterviewedFacebookemployeeswho
commentedanonymouslythat,"Zuckerbergwasgenuinelyangryabouttheincidentanditreallyencouraged
staffthatZuckerbergshowedaclearunderstandingofwhythephrase'BlackLivesMatter'mustexist,aswell
aswhywritingthroughitisaformofharassmentanderasure."[164]

InJanuary2017,ZuckerbergcriticizedDonaldTrumpsexecutiveordertoseverelylimitimmigrantsand
refugeesfromsomecountries.[167]

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Personallife
Zuckerbergmethisfuturewife,fellowstudentPriscillaChan,atafraternitypartyduringhissophomoreyearat
Harvard.Theybegandatingin2003.[168][169]

InSeptember2010,ZuckerberginvitedChan,bythenamedicalstudentattheUniversityofCalifornia,San
Francisco,[170]tomoveintohisrentedPaloAltohouse.ZuckerbergstudiedMandarininpreparationforthe
couple'svisittoChinainDecember2010.[171][172]OnMay19,2012,ZuckerbergandChanmarriedin
Zuckerberg'sbackyardinaneventthatalsocelebratedhergraduationfrommedicalschool.[173][174][175]OnJuly
31,2015,ZuckerbergannouncedthatheandChanwereexpectingababygirl.Hesaidhefeltconfidentthatthe
riskofmiscarryingwaslowsofarintothepregnancy,afterChanhadalreadysufferedthreemiscarriages.[176]
OnDecember1,Zuckerbergannouncedthebirthoftheirdaughter,MaximaChanZuckerberg("Max").[177][178]
ThecoupleannouncedontheirChineseNewYearvideo,publishedonFebruary6,2016,thatMaxima'sofficial
ChinesenameisChenMingyu(Chinese:).[179]InMarch2017,heannouncedthatthetwoareexpecting
anotherdaughter.[180]

WhileraisedJewish,Zuckerberglateridentifiedasanatheist,[181][23][182]apositionhehassincerenounced.[183]
HehasshownanappreciationforBuddhism.[184][185]WithregardtoChristianity,bothZuckerbergandhiswife
toldPopeFrancisinAugust2016"howmuchweadmirehismessageofmercyandtenderness,andhowhe's
foundnewwaystocommunicatewithpeopleofeveryfaitharoundtheworld."[186][187][188]InDecember2016,
whenasked"Aren'tyouanatheist?"inresponsetoaChristmasDaypostonFacebook,Zuckerbergresponded,
"No.IwasraisedJewishandthenIwentthroughaperiodwhereIquestionedthings,butnowIbelievereligion
isveryimportant."[183]

Seealso
CriticismofFacebook
MarkZuckerbergbookclub

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