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Is Mark Zuckerberg preparing to enter politics? Facebook CEO fuels rumours with 2017 challenge to tour every US state

Mark Zuckerberg wants to talk to people about "how they're living, working and thinking about the future"

summary: He is entering politics, merging his media powers.
key facts: 2004
Mark Zuckerberg creates Facebook in his Harvard dorm room
2006
Facebook allows anyone over 13 to join, introduces the news feed
2007
Sells a 1.6% stake to Microsoft for $240m
2008
Reaches 100 million users
2009
Introduces "like" button
2010
Facebook becomes profitable
2012
Acquires Instagram for $1bn in cash and stock
2012
Reaches one billion users
2014
Buys messaging app WhatsApp for $19bn
2015
Extends internet.org effort to provide internet access to rest of world
2016
Facebook becomes the most popular social networking site in the world
My opinion:
I feel it is better to stick at what you do but i understand why many big media institutional players use the power they have and reach they have to infleunce audiences politically, isnt that what facebook has been do indirectly anyways, but i don't think its such a wise move as facebooks been accused of being politically corrupt especially with its fake news issues, the stigma will surely follow him into politics too. 

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