Social media reacts to Zuckerberg's Senate testimony with memes, robot theories

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Memes really can make something as boring as a Senate committee testimony really entertaining.

On Tuesday, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in front of the Senate judiciary and commerce committees about the Cambridge Analytica data scandal.

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Facebook is tied up in the scandal after revelations that Cambridge Analytica, a data-mining firm affiliated with Donald Trump's presidential campaign, gathered personal information from 87 million Facebook users to try to influence elections.

During the hearing, Zuckerberg apologized many times and government officials asked questions of the 33-year-old's knowledge of the scandal and the company's future plans to protect users' privacy. He will testify before a House panel on Wednesday morning.

While Zuckerberg testified, social media made a few references to the 2010 movie "The Social Network," a few references to Zuckerberg's awkwardness (some even calling him a robot), and a few MySpace nostalgic references. To see the hilarious memes, go through the photos in the gallery above.

Heather Leighton is a digital reporter at Chron.com. She considers herself as a Jack(ie) of all trades and covers various topics from entertainment to politics. You can read more of her stories here and follow her on Twitter at @loveheathernoel.