Zuckerberg's Image Problem Doesn't Stop Meta's Business
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A new film shows Mark Zuckerberg as a bad person. Zuckerberg is the founder of Meta. Meta is a big tech company.
The film is bad news for Zuckerberg. It makes his image look bad. Image means how people see a person.
But Meta's business is still doing very well. People still use Meta's apps every day. Meta makes a lot of money.
A BBC writer says Meta does not care about bad news. The writer works in North America. She looks at tech companies.
She says Meta seems immune to bad publicity. Immune means something cannot hurt you. Publicity means news about a person or company.
This story shows something interesting. A company's image can be bad. But its business can still be strong.
Vocabulary15 words
- film
- a movie
- founder
- a person who starts a company
- tech
- short word for technology
- image
- how people see or think about someone
- money
- what you use to buy things
- immune
- not able to be hurt or affected by something
- publicity
- news or attention about someone
- business
- the work a company does to make money
- company
- a group that sells things or services
- writer
- a person who writes
- news
- information about what is happening
- app
- a program on your phone
- bad
- not good
- strong
- powerful; doing well
- story
- a piece of news writing
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1. A bad image of him 2. It is doing very well 3. False
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A new _____ shows Mark Zuckerberg as a bad person. Zuckerberg is the _____ of Meta. Meta is a big _____ company.
The film is bad news for Zuckerberg. It makes his _____ look bad. Image means how people see a person.
But Meta's _____ is still doing very well. People still use Meta's apps every day. Meta makes a lot of _____.
A BBC writer says Meta does not care about bad news. The writer works in North America. She looks at tech companies.
She says Meta seems _____ to bad _____. Immune means something cannot hurt you. Publicity means news about a person or company.
This story shows something interesting. A company's image can be bad. But its business can still be _____.
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