Mark Zuckerberg Used A Booster Seat During Senate Hearing

WASHINGTON, DC — Mark Zuckerberg may be a giant in the tech industry and on the world stage as the founder of Facebook, but he is relatively small in stature, which may explain why he resorted to using a makeshift booster seat during his Senate testimony on Tuesday. And it may not be the first time he's tried to make himself look taller in the public eye.

Zuckerberg was grilled by a Senate committee about Facebook allegedly giving private data on millions of users to Cambridge Analytica, in addition to questions about Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Zuckerberg, who stands at 5'7", was photographed sitting in a makeshift booster seat that was created by shoving a large chair cushion onto a regular chair.

Report from Capitol Hill: Mark Zuckerberg’s chair has extra padding. (Photographs by Evy Mages.) pic.twitter.com/bU5MJeMOj1
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It wouldn't be the first time Zuckerberg, 33, has tried to boost his height in public appearances. Observers have pointed out that in publicity photos, he appears to make up for his height difference by staging himself in a way that holds himself higher or makes others look shorter.

Zuckerberg is in good company. Believe it or not, Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, is also 5'7".

Meanwhile, the Zuckerberg apology tour continues Wednesday with an appearance before the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

People are also talking about Zuckerberg's notes at the hearing, which were snapped by an AP photographer and shows that he was prepared with a detailed list of responses to each question he believed the committee was likely to ask. It underscores the fact that he has been preparing for the hearings for weeks.

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 10: Facebook co-founder, Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a combined Senate Judiciary and Commerce committee hearing in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill April 10, 2018 in Washington, DC. Zuckerberg, 33, was called to testify after it was reported that 87 million Facebook users had their personal information harvested by Cambridge Analytica, a British political consulting firm linked to the Trump campaign. Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty Images)