Tony Fernandes quits Facebook, citing social media 'hate' after NZ terror attacks
Sunday, 17 Mar 20193:21 PM MYT
SINGAPORE (Bloomberg): Tan Sri Tony Fernandes closed his Facebook account and said he may shut his Twitter page, citing "hate" being transmitted on the networks after the live-streaming of the terror attack on two mosques in New Zealand.
"The amount of hate that goes on in social media sometimes outweighs the good," the AirAsia Group Bhd chief executive officer said in a Twitter post on Sunday (March 17).
"But on Twitter I think the battle for me goes on."
Fernandes said his Facebook account had 670,000 followers.
Fernandes has about 1.29 million followers on Twitter and has tweeted more than 20,200 times since joining in 2008, commenting often on the performance of his companies and sports teams.
He is the co-owner of English soccer club Queens Park Rangers. AirAsia is one of the region's biggest discount carriers. - Bloomberg
Closed down my Facebook account with 670 k followers. Just thinking about Twitter now. Weather to close or carry on. The amount of hate that goes on in social media sometimes outweighs the good. But on Twitter I think the battle for me goes on.
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