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Does It Matter If We Hate Facebook?

Facebook has climbed to the top of the "most hated corporation" list, which raises the question: So, what? Does being hated, or at least mistrusted, really matter?
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer and founder of Facebook attends the Viva Tech startup and technology gathering at Parc des Expositions Porte de Versailles on May 24, 2018, in Paris. Facebook admitted to having taken email address books from users without their consent.
Mark Zuckerberg

Congratulations are in order. Facebook has managed to do something that climate change, the national deficit, the opioid crisis, student debt, and income inequality could not: unite Democrats and Republicans.

In April, CEO Mark Zuckerberg spent ten hours as a Congressional pinata, with legislators from both sides of the aisle pushing and shoving for their chance to take a swing. This week it was executive David Marcus's turn. The company has climbed to the top

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