Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday penned a post to "add my voice in support of Muslims in our community and around the world."
"If you're a Muslim in this community, as the leader of Facebook I want you to know that you are always welcome here and that we will fight to protect your rights and create a peaceful and safe environment for you," he wrote.
The post came after Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump last week called for "a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on."
Zuckerberg did not specifically mention Trump by name; he instead pointed to "the Paris attacks and hate this week."
"I can only imagine the fear Muslims feel that they will be persecuted for the actions of others," Zuckerberg said.
"As a Jew, my parents taught me that we must stand up against attacks on all communities," he continued. "Even if an attack isn't against you today, in time attacks on freedom for anyone will hurt everyone."
He urged people not to "succumb to cynicism. We must not lose hope. As long as we stand together and see the good in each other, we can build a better world for all people."
The post received more than 1 million likes and 168,000 shares as of press time, attracting comments from the likes of Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, who said "we should not just tolerate our differences but embrace them. As a society, we can do so much better."
Trump, meanwhile, raised some eyebrows last week when he suggested "closing that Internet up in some way" to fight terrorism.
"Somebody will say, 'oh, freedom of speech, freedom of speech.' These are foolish people," Trump continued. We've got to maybe do something with the Internet because [ISIS is] recruiting by the thousands, they are leaving our country and then when they come back, we take them back. Oh come on back. Where were you? 'Oh I was fighting for Isis.' Oh come on back, enjoy yourself."