Meta, Joel Kaplan and Donald Trump

Who Is Joel Kaplan, Meta’s New Global Policy Chief?
Joel Kaplan, Meta’s new chief global affairs officer, played a leading role in Tuesday’s content moderation announcement.
Who is Joel Kaplan, Meta's new President of Global Affairs and Trump's latest ally in Big Tech?
Nick Clegg is to make way for Meta’s top Republican ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration. Who is he – and why does it matter?
Meta Promotes GOP-Affiliated Exec Joel Kaplan to Head of Global Affairs Ahead of Trump Inauguration
Joel Kaplan, a Meta exec with ties to the Republican party, is taking over as the company's president of global affairs with the exit of Nick Clegg.
Meta taps Republican Joel Kaplan to lead global policy team, replacing Nick Clegg
U.S. tech giant Meta Platforms has elevated prominent Republican Joel Kaplan to be its chief global affairs officer, replacing Nick Clegg.
Nick Clegg, Meta's head of global affairs, to step down; will be replaced by Joel Kaplan
Meta has replaced president of global affairs Nick Clegg with Joel Kaplan, a Republican former staffer for President George W. Bush. Clegg is a former British deputy prime minister and Liberal Democrats leader.
Meta's Nick Clegg steps down from global affairs position, replaced by top Republican exec
In a post on his personal Facebook account and later X, Clegg wrote: "My time at the company coincided with a significant resetting of the relationship between ‘big tech’ and
Nick Clegg leaves Meta ahead of Trump's return as US president
He will be replaced by Republican Joel Kaplan, a former White House deputy chief of staff under President Bush.
Nick Clegg Steps Down from Meta After Seven Years
Nick Clegg, Meta’s president of global affairs and a prominent voice in shaping the company’s policies, has announced his departure after seven years. Clegg shared the news on X and Threads, expressing that “this is the right time for me to move on” from his role at the social media giant.
Former Republican Party Staffer Joel Kaplan To Succeed Nick Clegg As Meta’s Chief Of Global Affairs, Bringing GOP Ties
Meta announced that Nick Clegg, president of global affairs, will step down and replace Joel Kaplan. Kaplan is the current vice president of policy and a former Republican Party staffer. He served as deputy chief of staff under President George W.

Meta, Fact Checkers

Trump says Mark Zuckerberg is 'probably' responding to his previous threats by changing Meta's direction
Donald Trump once threatened to send Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to prison. Since the election, he has warmed up to Zuckerberg.
Live Updates: Meta to End Fact-Checking Program in Shift Ahead of Trump Term
The social networking giant will stop using third-party fact-checkers on Facebook, Threads and Instagram and instead rely on ...
Meta is ending its fact-checking program in favor of a 'community notes' system similar to X
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a series of major changes to the company's moderation policies and practices, saying that ...
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Meta to eliminate third-party fact-checking, UFC's Dana White added to its board
Meta said it is eliminating its third-party fact-checkers as it said "too much harmless content" is censored and wrongly ...
Meta shelves fact-checking in policy reversal ahead of Trump administration
Social media company Meta Platforms on Tuesday scrapped its U.S. fact-checking program and reduced curbs on discussions ...
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Meta Ditches Fact-Checking Program, Wants You to Pitch In With Community Notes
Meta announced Tuesday it is shutting down its third-party fact-checking program on Instagram and Facebook, opting instead to rely on Community Notes, a user-driven moderation system similar to that ...
Meta ends fact-checking program as Zuckerberg vows to restore free expression on Facebook, Instagram
Meta is ending its fact-checking program and lifting restrictions on speech to “restore free expression" across Facebook, Instagram and Meta platforms, admitting its current content moderation ...
Meta to end fact-checking, replacing it with community-driven system akin to Elon Musk's X
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday said the social media company is putting an end to its fact-check program and replacing ...