AirAsia CEO Quits Facebook, Citing NZ Attack Live-Streaming

“Facebook could have done more to stop some of this (referring to the Christchurch attack),” AirAsia CEO said.

Facebook could have done more to stop the widespread live streaming of the mass shooting, AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes said.

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Tony Fernandes, Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia Group, has closed his Facebook account, citing the live-streaming of the Christchurch Mosque terror attack on Friday, 15 March, that killed 50 people, saying it was too much for him.

Fernandes in a tweet said that Facebook could have done more to stop the widespread live-streaming of the mass shooting.

He said that he himself has been a victim of many fake bitcoin and other stories but drew the line at the 17 minutes of killing and hate that was available on the platform for however long it was available.

Fernandes further said that it (Facebook) is a great platform to communicate – strong engagement and very useful. However, the AirAsia CEO said that New Zealand was too much for him to take.

According to a Bloomberg report, Fernandes had earlier said that he may shut his Twitter page due to the 'hate' being transmitted on Social Media.

Fernandes has 1.29 million followers on Twitter and has tweeted 20,300 times (approx) since joining the platform in 2008.  

Fernandes is also the co-owner and Vice Chairman of English football club Queens Park Rangers and is one of the prominent business personalities on social media.

(With inputs from Bloomberg.)