Zuckerberg's 10-year plan to expand Facebook empire

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out a 10-year plan to connect the world that sounded as much as a political cause as a grab for potential billions in dollars. In a sweeping address that took on sharp political tones at times, Facebook's 31-year-old CEO detailed how Facebook aims to reach the planet's 7 billion people — half of whom do not have Internet access. And he took very direct aim at those who would limit free trade and immigration.

"Give everyone the power to share anything with anyone" was the theme of the keynote, positioning Facebook as a unifying force for good against the current political winds of divisiveness. Staking an anti-Trump stand, Zuckerberg detailed a plan to bring people together through an ambitious strategy of unfurling technology that jumps borders and crosses cultures, a sharp rebuke to the Republican presidential candidate's campaign. “As I look around the world, I’m starting to see people and nations turning inward, against the idea of a connected world and a global community,” Zuckerberg said. “I hear fearful voices calling for building walls and distancing people they label as ‘others.’ I hear them calling for blocking free expression, for slowing immigration, for reducing trade, and in some cases even for cutting access to the internet. It takes courage to choose hope over fear. People will always call you naive but it’s this hope and optimism that’s behind every important step forward.”