Zuckerberg chides board member over 'deeply upsetting' India comments

February 11, 2016 08:55

Facebook founder and head Mark Zuckerberg has distanced himself from the comments made by Marc Andreessen about India, saying the remarks were "deeply upsetting" and did not represent the company's thinking. "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," Zuckerberg said in a Facebook posting.

Andreessen made a objectionable tweet after the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India ruled against Facebook's free but restricted internet programme. "Anti-colonialism has been economically catastrophic for the Indian people for decades. Why stop now?" Andreessen tweeted, immediately evoking a sharp reaction from Indians.

Andreessen quickly deleted the tweet and apologised through a series of tweets yesterday.

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