The problem is Zuckerberg has already been granted "near-absolute power," and as a co-founder, it isn't unusual for him to want to change the rules. In fact, his 53.4 percent control of Facebook's vote implies he "had the power to approve his share-creation plan by decree."
But Facebook's directors proved to the Street that they won't be "rolling over for the company's powerful CEO" and signaled they aren't "villains." Moreover, while Zuckerberg will still control the company he founded "shareholder democracy also won."
Finally, the social media giant did the right thing, especially when factoring the large amount of public scrutiny for its part in not doing enough to counter "propaganda" during the 2016 presidential cycle, Ovide continued.
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