Facebook Reaches 2 Billion User Mark, Starts Talking About Taking Responsibility

Everyone already knows that Facebook is one of the most influential social media entities and indeed, services in the world. By reaching 2 billion users, however, the platform has increased its radius of impact as well as the responsibility that the company carries. Unfortunately, Facebook is still the host of numerous questionable activities, many of which stem from the social network itself.

The news of the achievement comes from Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg himself by posting on his wall. He also expressed certain sentiments regarding his goal with the platform, which many in the tech industry have known about for years.

“As of this morning, the Facebook community is now officially 2 billion people!” Zuckerberg wrote. “We're making progress connecting the world, and now let's bring the world closer together. It's an honor to be on this journey with you.”

The social network has also shifted its previous stance of supposedly “connecting the world” into a much softer toned mission, which is to “Give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together”. This speaks of a more responsible approach to social media, which has become both a means of staying in touch and an effective tool for spreading propaganda.

Even now, Facebook is still facing the challenge of finding a balance between preserving freedom of speech on the platform and combatting extremism and violence, Forbes reports. The social network has been a host of numerous suicides and violent content on both its Live Streaming and video sections.

Until a few months ago, Zuckerberg and the rest of his team have been trying to shrug off taking responsibility for these events, saying that Facebook is simply a means of delivering online content. However, the social network’s CEO seems to have changed his stance by spreading rhetoric about the company taking responsibility for its impact on the world.