Earthquake, Zuckerberg: EUR 500 thousand donated to the Red Cross – The Republic

Rome – Mark Zuckerberg has donated 500 thousand euro to the Italian Red Cross to support aid to earthquake victims in central Italy and Facebook has been made available to the Crees for any of its requirements. The 500,000 euro will come to Cri form of Ads that can be used on the Facebook platform to promote the activities of which there is greater need: looking for volunteers, demand for blood donation, contact for people who need a place to stay. “, said the founder and CEO of social networks during the meeting with students of Luiss. the mode of delivery in the form of credits Ads has not failed to raise its arguments on social networks, Facebook first, with complaints from users of this choice of Zuckerberg. that, during its Roman day in with his wife met the Pope and prime Minister Matteo Renzi.

Zuckerberg: “I have made available the platform” . “When I heard about the earthquake, I was very sad – said Zuckerberg – the first reaction was to wonder if there was any thing to do to help. We wondered What can you do with Facebook and the most important thing is our safety check , with which every time there is a disaster you can tell their friends that it’s good. “” But we wanted to do more and we started to work with the Red Cross . We donated 500,000 Euros and put at their disposal the Facebook platform for everything that can serve them. “Also Impressed” a restaurant – he concluded – he posted in his Facebook profile for each dish amatriciana will give a € for aid to earthquake victims. He also sent the other restaurants to do the same, and now more than 700 restaurants have joined. And this shows the potential of our

The meeting with Renzi:” We talked about the earthquake “. The founder of the social network has met at Palazzo Chigi, the president of the Council, Matteo Renzi. With the Italian prime minister, reports Zuckerberg in a post, has addressed the theme of the earthquake that hit central Italy and as community Facebook in Italy and in the rest of the world has become active to help the affected populations. in the meeting it was also discussed how technology is helping to create jobs and growth in Italy. in particular, Zuckerberg stressed the research that is being making Europe on artificial intelligence . We are donating 26 powerful gpu server to research groups in several European countries (including one to ‘University of Modena and Reggio Emilia in Italy here) . have a great artificial intelligence program, and computer vision , and this new technology will hopefully help students and professors do even more. “

the exchange of gifts between Renzi and Zuckerberg . Matteo Renzi gave an old edition of the de amicitia Cicero Mark Zuckerberg during a visit to the Palazzo Chigi. A special gift for the founder of Facebook, fond of Rome and Latin literature, and that is the “symbol” of the link between Fb and Latin, as explained by the Prime Minister: “It is a book about friendship and Italian request friendship on Facebook it says ‘ask friendship’ … “. Zuckerberg countered by giving the prime minister a piece of server original Facebook, framed.

The meeting with the Pope . The founder of Facebook was then received by the Pope at the Domus Santa Marta. The interview lasted 20 minutes. “Zuckerberg – said the director of the Vatican press office, Greg Burke – was accompanied by his wife Priscilla Chan. With the Pope spoke of how to use communications technology to alleviate poverty, encourage a culture of encounter, and bringing a message of hope, especially for those most disadvantaged. “

the post of Zuckerberg: “I will never forget” . “We told him what we admire his message of mercy and tenderness, and how he found new ways to communicate with people of all faiths around the world.” “We also talked about the importance of connecting people – he added – especially in those parts of the world without access to the Internet. The we gave an Eagle model, our airplane solar energy that will distribute connectivity Internet in areas that do not have it. We also shared the commitment of the ‘ Chan Zuckerberg Initiative ‘ to help people around the world “. “It’s a meeting we will never forget. Can you sense her warmth and kindness, and how deeply cares about helping people.”

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