Facebook in the centre of new controversy post board member’s tweet
Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook distance themselves from board member’s seemingly pro-colonialism tweet post TRAI decision
Marc Andreessen, a Facebook board member and well known investor, made a tweet post TRAI’s ruling on differential pricing that seemed to support colonialism. Though the original tweet has since been deleted, here is a screenshot -
INSERT MARC TWEET HERE
The thoughtless tweet once again immersed Facebook in a controversy and one that it definitely does not want after the fiasco that was FreeBasics.
Facebook moved quickly to distance itself from Marc Andreesseon’s tweet and CEO Mark Zuckerberg came out with a public apology. Anderson, himself, tweeted a rather long apology later.
“I want to respond to Marc Andreessen's comments about India yesterday. I found the comments deeply upsetting, and they do not represent the way Facebook or I think at all,” wrote Zuckerberg.
I want to respond to Marc Andreessen's comments about India yesterday. I found the comments deeply upsetting, and they...
Posted by Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday, 10 February 2016
Meanwhile, outrage on Twitter reached fever pitch, especially in South-east Asia.
Come on @pmarca colonialism could never be good! @proudindian76
— Ninad Karpe (@NinadKarpe) February 11, 2016
Disappointed with fellow @IllinoisCS alum @pmarca on his take on India's stand on #NetNeutrality. India lnnovates!! pic.twitter.com/jJ3qHNujSG
— Arvind Gupta (@buzzindelhi) February 10, 2016
Now @facebook Board Director @pmarca suggests being colonized was good for India & we should've let Fb do so:) pic.twitter.com/kq7ZsNTQGl
— Mahesh Murthy (@maheshmurthy) February 10, 2016
Finally, Andreessen tweeted an apology and retracted his statement.
.@pmarca's latest #tweetstorm... pic.twitter.com/UGFgPYM0AJ
— pngmarca (@pngmarca) February 10, 2016
