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Mark Zuckerberg Is Laughing at Zuck Memes, Too
Now in his 40s, Meta’s CEO says he’s more comfortable in the spotlight but just as focused on breaking his company’s reliance on Apple.
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Photographer: Jason Henry/Bloomberg
He knows all about the memes.
For years, Mark Zuckerberg has been one of the internet’s favorite punching bags, mocked mercilessly for how he drinks water or how liberally he applies sunscreen, often in viral posts on services his own company operates. Some days Meta Platforms Inc.’s chief executive officer is called a lizard; other days, a con man. But he’s almost always the butt of the joke.