5 Most Hated Brands in the World

2. Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META)

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META), one of the most hated brands on our list, owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, among other products and services. People dislike the company for not taking adequate steps to protect user privacy or stop the spread of hate speech and misinformation on its platforms.

Moreover, it has been the subject of numerous lawsuits. The European Data Protection Board recently fined the company $1.3 billion for breaching European Union data privacy laws by transferring personal data of Facebook users to servers in the U.S.

Last year, the company agreed to pay $725 million to resolve a lawsuit accusing it of illegally sharing user data with third parties, including Cambridge Analytica.