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 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.
Meta replaces policy chief Nick Clegg with former Republican staffer Joel Kaplan ahead of Trump inauguration
In his note, Clegg said that former Federal Communications Commission chairman Kevin Martin would replace Kaplan as Meta's vice president of global policy. He mentioned that Kaplan would work closely with David Ginsburg, the company's vice president of global communications and public affairs.
Meta replaces Nick Clegg with Republican Joel Kaplan as Global Affairs Chief ahead of Trump's inauguration
Meta Platforms has promoted Joel Kaplan, a Republican, to Chief Global Affairs Officer as the company seeks to improve ties with President-elect Donald Trump. This move comes amidst criticism over Meta's handling of political content and its strained relationship with Trump.
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.
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 now lets users call women 'property' and gay people 'mentally ill'
Meta amended its Hateful Conduct policy to allow more divisive and discriminatory content on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads ...
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 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 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 ...
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 ...
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is moving moderators out of California to combat concerns about bias and censorship
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said moving teams from California to Texas and other states would help address concerns of ...