The executive announced that Nick Clegg, Meta's group president of global affairs, has resigned from his position at the company. Tweet. Thursday.
Clegg, Meta's politically centrist policy chief since 2018, will be replaced by Joel Kaplan, the company's most prominent Republican executive. Clegg noted in X. Kaplan was “clearly the right man for the right job at the right time.” The high-profile leadership change comes three weeks before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. The news was previously reported. Traffic lights.
“As a new year begins, this is the right time for me to continue working on world affairs from my presidency at Meta,” Clegg said in his tweet. “My time at the company has coincided with a significant redefinition of the relationship between 'big tech' and societal pressures manifesting in new laws, institutions and standards affecting the sector.”
Much of the tech world is trying to join Trump's good graces ahead of his second term. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Donated $1 million. He visited the president-elect's inaugural fundraiser in December and personally dined with Trump at Mar-a-Lago in November. Google CEO Sundar Pichai; Other tech executives like Apple CEO Tim Cook and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos; He also reportedly dined with Trump at Mar-a-Lago. After winning the second election.
By appointing a Republican to lead Meta's policy team, the company may be signaling that it wants to work more closely with conservatives in the incoming administration. Meta has previously faced scrutiny from Republicans who have accused the company of skewing its content analysis toward left-wing politics and silencing right-wing voices. This includes the company's discretion. Trump's social media accounts have been banned since the January 6 uprising..
Last year, Meta made a concerted effort to bring down the Republicans. Must submit. All restrictions on Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts have been removed. Before the 2024 election. Zuckerberg sent in August. Letter to House Republicans He pleaded with the Biden administration to pressure the Biden administration to “censor certain COVID-19 content.”
Meta did not immediately respond to TechCrunch's request for comment.