Mark Zuckerberg
Why Meta had to ‘bend the knee to Trump’ ahead of his inauguration
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement this week that Meta would pivot its moderation policies to allow more “free expression” was widely viewed as the company’s latest effort to appease President-elect Donald Trump. More than any of its Silicon Valley peers, Meta has taken numerous public steps to make amends with […]
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Zuckerberg says Biden administration pushed Meta ‘super hard’ to take down vaccine content
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears at the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, Sept. 25, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told Joe Rogan in a podcast published Friday that his company was pressured by the Biden administration to remove content on side effects of Covid vaccines. […]
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Meta announces end of DEI programs. Read the internal memo
Meta on Friday told employees that its plans to end a number of internal programs designed to increase the company’s hiring of diverse candidates, the latest dramatic change ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s second White House term. Janelle Gale, Meta’s vice president of people, made the announcement on the company’s Workplace internal communications forum. Among […]
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Brazil gives Meta 72 hours to explain changes to fact-checking program
Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images Brazil’s government will give Meta until Monday to explain the changes to its fact-checking program, Solicitor General Jorge Messias said on Friday. The move comes after the social media company scrapped its U.S. fact-checking program and reduced curbs on discussions around topics such as immigration and gender identity. […]
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Meta employees criticize Zuckerberg decisions to end fact-checking, add Dana White to board
This photo illustration created Jan. 7, 2025, shows an image of Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, and an image of the Meta logo. Drew Angerer | Afp | Getty Images Meta employees took to their internal forum Tuesday, criticizing the company’s decision to end third-party fact-checking on its services two weeks before President-elect Donald Trump’s […]
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UFC’s Dana White joins Meta’s board weeks before Trump takes office
Mark Zuckerberg posing with UFC president Dana White during a UFC Fight Night event. Jeff Bottari | Ufc | Getty Images Dana White, CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and a longtime friend of Donald Trump, is joining the board of Facebook parent Meta two weeks before the new administration begins. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, […]
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Amazon licenses Melania Trump documentary, as Jeff Bezos cozies up to president-elect
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump smile after speaking during an election night event at the West Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, early on Nov. 6, 2024. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Amazon Prime Video announced Sunday that it is […]
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Washington Post cartoonist quits after drawing of Bezos, other billionaires with Trump rejected
Editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes Courtesy of Ann Telnaes A Washington Post cartoonist has quit her role at the paper, saying that her bosses blocked publication of a satirical cartoon that depicted billionaires, including one resembling Post owner Jeff Bezos, kneeling before President-elect Donald Trump. Ann Telnaes, a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, said in a blog post […]
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Larry Ellison wraps up banner year as Oracle’s stock rallies most since dot-com boom
Larry Ellison and Monica Seles and Bill Gates (back row) watch Carlos Alcaraz of Spain play against Alexander Zverev of Germany in their Quarterfinal match during the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, on March 14, 2024. Clive Brunskill | Getty Images It’s been a good year for Larry Ellison. Oracle’s co-founder has gained […]
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Here’s why business leaders are spending big on Trump’s inaugural committee
Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center on November 06, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Top CEOs and their companies are pledging to donate millions of dollars to President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural committee, as […]
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