Mark Zuckerberg chides board member over 'deeply upsetting' India comments

Marc Andreessen, an influential investor, posted a tweet that appeared to back colonialism following India's decision to ban Facebook's free mobile internet

A member of Facebook's board and influential Silicon Valley investor was forced into a groveling apology on Wednesday after acknowledging that remarks appearing to support British colonialism in India were "ill-informed and ill-advised".

In a series of apologetic tweets, Marc Andreessen, who is accustomed to ranting on Twitter to nearly half a million devoted followers, apologized "without reservation" for an earlier, now deleted tweet.