Meta has appointed Joel Kaplan, a prominent Republican, as its new chief global affairs officer, succeeding Nick Clegg. This move comes ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration and aims to mend fences with the former president who criticized Meta's handling of political content. Kaplan previously reported to Clegg, who will be leaving the company. Kevin Martin, another Meta executive with a background in Republican politics, will take over Kaplan's former role.
has elevated prominent Republican Joel Kaplan to be its chief global affairs officer, replacing Nick Clegg .
Another long-time Meta executive with a background in Republican politics, Kevin Martin, will take over Kaplan’s old job running global policy, Clegg said in social media posts on Thursday. Clegg joined Meta in 2018 and has led on issues like content policy and elections, including the establishment of the company’s independent oversight board.
Documents released by a Facebook whistleblower in 2021, for example, showed that some employees had accused him of making exceptions to content rules to keep Republican political figures happy. Meta has donated $1-million to Trump’s inaugural fund, a company spokesperson told Reuters in December, in a departure from past practice.
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