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.
On the company's earnings call, Meta's CEO shared his thoughts on the company's relationship with governments.
Stephen Miller told Zuckerberg that the billionaire mogul had “an opportunity to help reform America, but it would be on Trump’s terms.”
The New York Times reports that the Meta CEO signaled to Stephen Miller that he wouldn't obstruct Trump’s agenda during a December meeting, where he also blamed the company’s progressive culture on his “close friend” Sheryl Sandberg.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg expects to spend as much as $65 billion on AI in 2025 as part of a “massive effort” to further the company’s AI ambitions. Part of the plan includes a Louisiana data center that Zuckerberg says “is so large it would cover a significant part of Manhattan,” he wrote on Threads today.
Trump has embraced the ultra wealthy as well as tariffs and other policies that could stoke the inflation he criticized as a candidate.
In the days since Donald Trump assumed office, many people online have begun expressing alarm to find they were unwittingly following Trump on Instagram and Facebook.
Some GOP lawmakers are grumbling over President Trump’s “Kitchen Cabinet” of billionaire allies such as Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Google CEO Sundar Pichai, who
Shortly after Trump was sworn as president, Facebook users reported their accounts were forced to automatically follow him. Not exactly.
Trump’s aides and allies aren’t ready to buy the Facebook chief’s right-wing conversion. “He can't just snap his fingers and make the past not happen”
“Never once have I followed any Trump or White House pages ... up following Trump’s inauguration on Monday. Meta owner Mark Zuckerberg attended the inauguration and some surrounding events.