Because: America.
In fairness, Zuckerberg did have reason to celebrate, as the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust case against Facebook was shot down (at least temporarily) last Monday, and a similar suit by [a coalition of 48] state attorneys general was dismissed outright. Facebook’s valuation shot above the $1 trillion mark for the first time following the dismissals, and its shares rose about 4% on the week.
“If the plaintiffs had prevailed in the antitrust lawsuits, Facebook might have been required to divest Instagram and WhatsApp,” notes CNBC.”
Instead, he’s using it to post a picture of himself flying an American flag on a $12,000 electronic surfboard.