Based on an annual survey of its audience, Yahoo! Finance elects the worst company of the year. A prize won in 2021 by the Meta group (ex-Facebook). It stands out in the rankings for the singular enmity it seems to inspire in the public.

Mark Zuckerberg, indestructible leader of the Meta group // Source: Facebook

Each year the Yahoo! Finance review the most influential firms to elect the best company of the year. The performances of these different groups on the markets are then taken into account, but also their successes during the past year. Just before the holidays, the service is also responsible for establishing a ranking of the worst companies of the year, based this time on a survey of its audience. If we can criticize the difference in process between the two rankings, the second nevertheless allows us to have a (small) idea of ​​the firms least appreciated by the general public.

This year, it's Facebook, or rather the Meta group, which tops the worst companies of the year for 1541 voters. If Robinhood, Nikola or Alibaba also stand out in this disapproval ranking, the Meta group (Facebook) is one step ahead. As 9to5Mac points out, he was also the one who received the most votes with comments (8%). More interactions that tend to show marked enmity from Yahoo! Finance for Mark Zuckerberg's firm.

Meta not popular with the general public

“What's particularly interesting about the company formerly known as Facebook is the number and variety of reasons why people don't like it. It received 50% more votes than runner-up Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, not for a single breach, but for a series of grievances from diverse groups of people — who may not have not be much else in common, ”explains Yahoo! to the results of his survey.

One voter said Facebook could redeem itself by acknowledging its mistakes and apologizing for what it did, or by donating a 'huge amount' of its profits to a foundation to help fix the damage done,” it read. "Other people saw the rebranding of Meta as a cynical attempt to change the game," Yahoo also explains, adding that some readers nevertheless believe that this change remains interesting and that it could make it possible to break with the model. classic and aging social media.

Overall, this bad reputation follows too many pans dragged by the Meta group. Recently, we learned, for example, that the latter had hidden an embarrassing report about misinformation on his platforms. He is also accused of not doing enough to reduce harassment on Facebook and Instagram, but also of harming competition as part of his takeover of Giphy.

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