Meta appoints new Trump-friendly policy chief

Meta is revamping its policy team ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, with global policy chief Nick Clegg resigning after seven years at the company. He will be replaced by Joel Kaplan, a prominent Republican and Mehta’s current vice president for policy.

exist Posts on FacebookCraig said now was the “right time” for him to leave Meta, adding that he would “hand over the reins to Kaplan” in the coming months. “Joel is clearly the right person for the right job at the right time – he is ideally positioned to shape the company’s strategy as social and political expectations around technology continue to evolve,” Clegg said.

“You have been instrumental in driving Meta’s voice and values ​​around the world and our vision for artificial intelligence and the Metaverse,” Zuckerberg said. Response to Craig’s post. “I am pleased that Joel will step into this next role given his extensive experience and insight over many years of leading our policy work.”

Kevin Martin, the former Republican chairman of the FCC, will succeed Kaplan as vice president for global policy.