Mark Zuckerberg has an image problem - so why is Meta's business booming?

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What happened

A new film paints the Meta founder as a villain.

But the tech firm seems immune to bad publicity, writes our North America tech correspondent.

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  • Reported by BBC Business and published Thu, 08 Oct 2026 23:14:02 UTC.

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