The founder and head of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg has no plans to participate in elections for for President of the United States. This he said in an interview with Buzzfeed News.
Earlier in mass media there were messages about that a top manager is going to take part in the presidential race, while retaining control over the social network.
According to Zuckerberg, his priorities are the development of a community for users of Facebook and work in a charity project Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
A source close to the founder of the social network confirmed to BuzzFeed that in private conversations Zuckerberg also not want to participate in elections for for President of the United States.
Questions top manager replied in writing. Apparently, BuzzFeed was not able to ask him additional questions, notes The Verge. Maybe in person meeting it would be possible to get more information.
The American media began to discuss the possibility of the nomination of Zuckerberg to the presidency in late 2016 – early 2017. In January, the magazine Vanity Fair published an article: "WILL MARK ZUCKERBERG BE OUR NEXT PRESIDENT?".
About political interests Zuckerberg hinted Bloomberg.
