Meta appoints new Trump-friendly coverage chief

Meta is shaking up its coverage workforce forward of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, with international coverage head Nick Clegg stepping down after seven years on the firm. He’ll get replaced by Joel Kaplan, a outstanding Republican and Meta’s present vice chairman of coverage.

In a submit on Fb, Clegg says it’s the “proper time” for him to go away Meta, including that he’ll spend the subsequent few months “handing over the reins” to Kaplan. “Joel is sort of clearly the precise individual for the precise job on the proper time — ideally positioned to form the corporate’s technique as societal and political expectations round know-how proceed to evolve,” Clegg says.

“You’ve made an essential influence advancing Meta’s voice and values world wide, in addition to our imaginative and prescient for AI and the metaverse,” Zuckerberg stated in a response to Clegg’s submit. “I’m excited for Joel to step into this function subsequent given his deep expertise and perception main our coverage work for a few years.”

Kevin Martin, a former Republican chair of the Federal Communications Fee, will take over Kaplan’s function as vice chairman of world coverage.