Mark Zuckerberg's Annus Horribili

CEO of social media giant Meta Platforms will likely want to forget the year 2022.

The year 2022 was to be that of Mark Zuckerberg.

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The 38-year-old billionaire seemed to have put the Cambridge Analytica scandal behind him

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The social network had allowed the consulting firm

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Meta is no longer even among the top 10 most valuable companies in the world.

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As for Zuckerberg, his fortune has largely melted away.

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Zuckerberg thus leaves the top 20 ranks of the most wealthy people in the world.

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Finally, the crypto industry is struggling.

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