When Mark Zuckerberg met Congress, he got rich memes for easy answers
Mark Zuckerberg, the 33-year-old billionaire CEO of Facebook, has had a tough night. He had to testify in front of a joint session of Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation to address myriad allegations on the social media website and how it’s being run.
After all, Facebook has been involved in a lot of murky stuff — private data of millions being leaked to a pro-Trump organisation that may have influenced the 2016 presidential elections in the US, free flow of fake news and turning into a pulpit for hate speech that led to and is still leading to the extermination of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.
Zuckerberg, who is no fan of public speaking, was obviously under a whole lot of pressure, even without all the tough questions he would have to answer. And he certainly looked nervous and shaken during the testimony that was covered by news channels and websites across the globe.
While the testimony and the answers are of massive importance, people on social media could not help but meme one of the biggest power-brokers in the world — who appeared nothing more than a child caught cheating by his school teacher and keeps repeating the word “sorry”.
Some went after his looks — not just his nervous demeanour, but also his face, his hair and his clothes. And while it is not okay to be mean about any of those things, one has to remember that this man may potentially be the reason why the US is stuck with Donald Trump and their president.
I can’t decide whether I hugely admire or am intensely irritated by the fact that Mark #Zuckerberg is a multi-billionaire yet appears to cut his own hair and doesn’t own even one half decent suit, shirt or tie. pic.twitter.com/hdV6fDAliO
— Julia Hartley-Brewer (@JuliaHB1) April 10, 2018
i'm suing whoever did Mark Zuckerberg's hair and gave him those microbangs
— new face filters on instagram today. This is my fa (@GraceSpelman) April 10, 2018
This is what internal screaming looks like. #Facebook #Zuckerberg pic.twitter.com/02uuiCF65M
— James (@JamesFl) April 10, 2018
(Zuckerberg looks like he is having a nightmare about showing up for college on finals day having never been to class) /2
— Molly McKew (@MollyMcKew) April 10, 2018
Zucc has those Little Man Tate bangs pic.twitter.com/Z6nQOBbTDg
— ORIN (@orinanne) April 10, 2018
Others had a great time taking digs at those questioning Zuckerberg; they all looked ancient after all.
WHY WON'T MY GRANDSON ACCEPT MY FRIEND REQUEST? pic.twitter.com/WEXonYDzKS
— David Mack (@davidmackau) April 10, 2018
“Mr. Zuckerberg, I’m hoping you can answer this question for me: How do I do a Facebook?” pic.twitter.com/5rj7jiEXPb
— Jess Dweck (@TheDweck) April 10, 2018
“Mr. Zuckerberg, a magazine i recently opened came with a floppy disk offering me 30 free hours of something called America On-Line. Is that the same as Facebook?” pic.twitter.com/U7pqpUhEhQ
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) April 10, 2018
Congress: "Are you telling us Facebook ISN'T powered by Fred Flintstone running really fast?"
— Ira Madison III (@ira) April 10, 2018
“Mr. Zuckerberg, I have just one question about Facebook: Where do I find my Hotmail?" pic.twitter.com/51f5cxnJiq
— Jason O. Gilbert (@gilbertjasono) April 10, 2018
There’s also no denying that Nervous Zuck/Ashen-faced Zuck is also a potential hot meme.
WAITER: we’re out of fries, is salad ok?ME: pic.twitter.com/JVM40ymzSF
— Marcia Belsky (@MarciaBelsky) April 10, 2018
me when I realize my actions have a consequence pic.twitter.com/kNx4rL2uGl
— Amber Discko (@amberdiscko) April 10, 2018
*record scratch**freeze frame*Yup, that's me. You're probably wondering how I ended up in this situation. pic.twitter.com/AyJ6GeadU9
— Joshua Topolsky (@joshuatopolsky) April 10, 2018
When you wake up from a quick, 20 minute nap 4 hours later pic.twitter.com/168ZPZbMjD
— Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) April 10, 2018
keepittogetherkeepittogetherkeepittogetherkeepittogetherkeepittogether pic.twitter.com/j2xT6065sF
— Simon Maloy (@SimonMaloy) April 10, 2018
When you know that you have enough information to destroy everyone questioning you pic.twitter.com/XqHk4Re0yI
— Ben McDonald (@Bmac0507) April 10, 2018
Wait, is Zuckerberg a robot?
Totally not a robot#Zuckerberg pic.twitter.com/dQ37VYlaYL
— Bear (@Mechacomfy) April 10, 2018
When you're trying really hard to look like a real person and not a robot. pic.twitter.com/x5NVmg6NUI
— Aly Ellis (@alykeves) April 10, 2018
Senator: “Are you a human?”Mark #Zuckerberg: "This an important question. My team will get back to you on that." pic.twitter.com/9C6uUDpQeD
— Mark Zuckerberg Memes (@ZuckerbergMemes) April 10, 2018
Even Desi Twitter users managed to have some fun with the Zuck.
When you open a packet of chips in class pic.twitter.com/NHyxW1JFxH
— wtf peg (@peg_lateral) April 11, 2018
— Imaan Sheikh ???? (@sheikhimaan) April 10, 2018
house cat: [exists]me and my whole family: pic.twitter.com/rdTmIQwhTB
— Imaan Sheikh ???? (@sheikhimaan) April 10, 2018
An average day in Taimur Ali Khan’s life. pic.twitter.com/whPDQopiHp
— Avinash Iyer (@IyerAvin) April 11, 2018
This is the kind of attention Modi yearns for. Har ghar #NaMo , har TV screen pe #NaMo pic.twitter.com/rjosPe9Ww7
— R(a)SS-iya (@jumsumtak) April 11, 2018
— Unofficial Rofl Gandhi (@RoflGandhi_) April 11, 2018
"Kuch messages padhe ja rahe hai toh padhne do, data leak ho raha hai toh hone do." ???? pic.twitter.com/uo45y7HDqu
— nikhil (@niquotein) April 11, 2018
A second hearing before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce is scheduled for tonight. Needless to say, it too promises to be a treasure trove of memes.