Facebook’s latest upgrade to include flag frames has triggered debate over whether it contradicts its founder’s public stance of promoting a global community. The feature gives users almost 200 nation flags to choose from and add to their profile frames.

On February 17, Zuckerberg had posted a lengthy manifesto advocating the “coming together not just as cities or nations, but also as a global community” to tackle international problems like terrorism, climate change and pandemics. Facebook stands for bringing us closer together and building a global community, Zuckerberg wrote. His letter was interpreted as a voice against the rise of anti-globalisation politics.

“If users are proudly waving their country’s flag all over Facebook, it might make them appear even more foreign to users from elsewhere,” comments Techcrunch.

First launched in 2015, the feature was introduced as a way for users to show their support for sports teams or a cause.