Mark Zuckerberg and Marc Andreessen reportedly sparred last year over Facebook's response to its FTC settlement of the Cambridge Analytica scandal (FB)

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  • Marc Andreessen reportedly sparred with Mark Zuckerberg over Facebook's response to its settlement with the FTC over the Cambridge Analytica scandal, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
  • Andreessen expressed concern about whether Facebook could or would be able to adhere to the terms of the agreement and considered leaving the board, according to The Wall Street Journal.
  • Facebook's board has seen massive turnover in the past year as Zuckerberg has sought to consolidate his power.  
  • The Wall Street Journal reported that many have left amid frustration that Zuckerberg has not been listening to dissenting voices on the board as Facebook tries to repair its public image.
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and board member Marc Andreessen were "at each other's throats" over the company's response to its settlement with the Federal Trade Commission regarding the Cambridge Analytica scandal, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

In July 2019, the FTC slammed Facebook with a $5 billion fine along with a sweeping set of new regulations that would be imposed on the company, closing the book on its investigation into claims that Facebook mishandled millions of users' data.

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