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?
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.
Meta's Nick Clegg steps down from global affairs position, replaced by top Republican exec
Just a few weeks before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in for his second term, Meta is shaking up its global affairs team — a crucial body overseeing things like content policy, elections, and its independent oversight board.
Meta’s Nick Clegg steps down as Republican Joel Kaplan takes over global affairs
Nick Clegg departs Meta after leading global affairs as longtime Republican Joel Kaplan, a key policy advocate, steps into the role.
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.
Who Is Joel Kaplan? Meta's New Policy Chief Already Shaking Up Washington
A former deputy chief of staff under President George W. Bush, Kaplan joined Facebook in 2011 to expand its D.C. lobbying efforts.
Some Meta employees criticize Zuckerberg decisions to end fact-checking, add Dana White to board
Posts on the company's internal forum highlighted concerns about the company's recent moves, with some saying critical ...
Meta drops fact-checking, loosens its content moderation rules
Meta, the parent of Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp, today announced a major overhaul of its content moderation policies, ...
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 Program in Shift Ahead of Trump Term
The social networking giant will stop using third-party fact checkers and instead rely on users to add notes to posts.
Meta gets rid of fact checkers and says it will reduce ‘censorship’
In a number of sweeping changes that will significantly alter the way that posts, videos and other content are moderated ...