Zuckerberg’s decision may have been an effort to court U.S. President Donald Trump, who has frequently railed against the media and Big Tech firms. According to the New York Times, the tech tycoon rolled out his new direction abruptly, blindsiding many of his staff.
The European Commission will fully enforce its rules governing social media and other large online platforms and has not delayed any actions, the EU digital chief said on Wednesday.
According to The New York Times, Zuckerberg met with Trump adviser Stephen Miller in late November and was told by Miller that he could help America, but on Trump’s terms. Miller said that Trump was taking on diversity, equity, and inclusion principles, as well as cracking down on immigration.
X owner Musk has repeatedly clashed with EU regulators, while some European politicians have accused him of meddling in elections, such as with his streamed conversation with the leader of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany. Musk has said the criticism is an affront to democracy and free speech.
For tech billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, the EU's digital rules are a tool of censorship. For the bloc, they are its most powerful weapon to stop the spread of illegal content. The rules, known as the Digital Services Act (DSA), will be debated ...
Meta’s chief executive has become a more visible presence in Washington since President Trump’s return to office after years of avoiding politics.
Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, recently appeared on Joe Rogan’s podcast to lament the absence of “masculine energy” in the corporate world.
In Trump’s first term, Meta quietly introduced a slew of Republican-friendly changes. But led by Joel Kaplan, the company is done playing both sides and is going all-in on MAGA.
Zuckerberg said the workforce has been "culturally neutured." With anti-DEI rhetoric on the rise, will women feel the impact?
Do companies need to embrace a more diesel-fueled, meat-eating mentality? Many already do – and the results aren’t pretty, according to business research.