Who Is Joel Kaplan, Meta’s New Global Policy Chief?

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  Meta will end its fact-checking policy in favor of community notes

  Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the company will be ending its policy of fact-checking with trusted partners and replacing the program with a community-driven system similar to Community Notes ...
  
  NBC News - 1d

• Meta replaces policy chief Nick Clegg with former Republican staffer Joel Kaplan ahead of Trump inauguration

  It's the latest sign of how tech companies are positioning themselves for a new administration in Washington.
  
  CNBC - 5d
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  Meta Appoints Joel Kaplan to Lead Global Policy, Replacing Nick Clegg

  Joel Kaplan, a former senior adviser to George W. Bush, replaces Nick Clegg, a former deputy prime minister of Britain, as Meta’s head of policy.
  
  The New York Times - 5d

• Meta Taps Republican as New Head of Global Policy

  Joel Kaplan is replacing former U.K. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg as Silicon Valley prepares for the second Trump administration.
  
  The Wall Street Journal - 5d
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  Meta global affairs chief Clegg to be replaced by Republican Kaplan

  Move comes just ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the White House
  
  Financial Times - 5d
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  Joel Kaplan to replace Nick Clegg as Meta global policy leader

  Meta will switch up its global policy team in the new year and has appointed former George W. Bush administration official Joel Kaplan to replace Nick Clegg as the company's chief global affairs ...
  
  The Hill - 5d

• FirstFT: Trump’s protectionist policies will hurt global growth, economists warn

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  Financial Times - 6d

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  Golden Globes Stars Avoided Politics

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  U.S. Adds Tencent to Chinese Military Companies Blacklist

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