There was worldwide interest in Mark Zuckerberg’s appearance before joint Senate committees on Tuesday, but for some people a less important question than those about Facebook’s use of data and privacy issues was just as pressing - what was Mark Zuckerberg sitting on?
The 33-year-old CEO of Facebook appeared to spend the session perched atop a large cushion, swiftly dubbed a “booster seat” by social media users.
Zuckerberg, at 5ft 7in (1.7m), is not especially short, but the cushion enabled him to maintain a higher profile while seated behind a desk for the duration of the five-hour hearing.
A spokesperson for Facebook told the New York Post that it was “the committee’s standard practice” for comfort, and had not been brought along by either Facebook or Zuckerberg himself to enhance his height.
But it was too late to stop the mocking on social media.
Stop infantilizing Mark Zuckerberg! Also, here’s his booster seat. (Photographs by Evy Mages.) pic.twitter.com/MeKwDZwIEF
— Andrew Beaujon (@abeaujon) April 10, 2018
Mark Zuckerberg in a booster seat looks like he’s about to ask the waitress for chicken fingers and apple juice pic.twitter.com/oGA6RkGE4S
— Jules (@Julian_Epp) April 11, 2018
Zuckerberg is due to appear before members of the US congress again on Wednesday, starting at 3pm BST/10am EST.
