At the start of January, just as Donald Trump's inauguration was approaching, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta's third-party fact checkers had become too politically biased
Fearful employees have done little to protest against the rightward shift of leaders such as Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg
Meta and Google are just two of the tech firms to end their diversity hiring goals and scrap DEI programs in the wake of Trump's inauguration.
President Donald Trump ordered his trade chief to reopen investigations into digital service taxes imposed on U.S. tech firms.
Meta said it laid off 20 workers for leaking info to the media, as it faces pressure over the recent political shift of its boss Mark Zuckerberg towards Trump.
Meta dismissed 20 employees for leaking confidential information, amid scrutiny of CEO Mark Zuckerberg's ties to the Trump administration. .
Trump has also given some early signs that he might push back on attempts to punish American firms like Meta. While speaking at the World Economic Forum last month, the President said the EU shouldn’t be fining American companies, calling it “a form of taxation” and saying “We have some very big complaints with the EU.”
Meta’s decision to scrap its third-party fact-checking program has reignited debate over social media’s role in moderating content. The move, described as “pragmatic” by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian,
The president says the tech tycoons are "smart guys," but stops short of saying he trusts them The post Trump Says Zuckerberg, Bezos Were ‘Bitter Enemies’: ‘I Like These Guys, but I Have To’ appeared first on TheWrap.
Meta's global affairs lead Joel Kaplan said the company would alert Trump when it felt it was being unfairly targeted abroad by regulators.
Zuckerberg highlighted the problem of company leaks during an all-hands meeting last month. Ironically, his rant leaked online almost immediately.