Zuckerberg upset over those tweets
The tweets of Andreessen suggesting that India would be better under the British rule has certainly created a few ripples. Andreessen was reacting to the Indian government’s decision to implement net neutrality. It’s a known fact that Facebook is firmly against net neutrality and was trying to implement a program called `Free Basics’ under which, some websites like Facebook would be available for free. Free Basics was often seen as a ploy by the Facebook to gain control over the internet world. Though Andreessen has deleted the tweet and apologized for the act, the screen shot has certainly created waves across the social media. People were certainly seem to be offended by the colonial remarks that Andreessen has made. The CEO of Facebook Zukerberg himself has to step into the field for the damage control-
“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. India has been personally important to me and Facebook. Early on in my thinking about our mission, I traveled to India and was inspired by the humanity, spirit and values of the people,” said Zuckerberg in a post. He further stated that “I've been inspired by how much progress India has made in building a strong nation and the largest democracy in the world, and I look forward to strengthening my connection to the country.” Well, if he certainly wish to strengthen his connections, he should probably advise his investors to be careful while they tweet about India!