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Meta ends diversity programs, joining McDonald's, Walmart and others
Meta confirms Axios report that the company is is axing its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, including for hiring and training.CBS News - Jan. 10 -
Mark Zuckerberg’s end to Meta factchecking is a desperate play for engagement
As factchecking attempts end, Meta’s platforms will become a wasteland of fake news and misinformation. Mark Zuckerberg craves one metric more than any other: engagement, the statistic that ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
Meta joins companies rolling back some DEI policies
McDonald's announced earlier this week that the company would end some initiatives centered on diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI.ABC News - Jan. 10 -
Brompton chief warns axing tariffs on Chinese bicycles could ‘kill’ business
Flood of cheaper products could hit an industry already struggling with stagnant post-pandemic demandFinancial Times - Jan. 10 -
Mark Zuckerberg sends Trump a friend request
And the L.A. wildfires have already become politicalBBC News - Jan. 10 -
Zuckerberg approved Meta’s use of ‘pirated’ books to train AI models, authors claim
Sarah Silverman and others file court case claiming CEO approved use of dataset despite warnings. Business live – latest updates Mark Zuckerberg approved Meta’s use of “pirated” versions of ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
Musk, Zuckerberg and free speech
Can democracy function with Elon Musk’s idea of free speech?BBC News - Jan. 9 -
Meta’s factchecking partners brace for layoffs
Meta has provided over $100m for certified organizations to conduct factchecks on its platforms since 2016. Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to end factchecking on Facebook and Instagram in the US ...The Guardian - Jan. 8 -
Fact-checkers to Mark Zuckerberg: We never censored anything
Fact-checking firms that teamed with Meta are refuting CEO Mark Zuckerberg's suggestion linking their work to censorship.CBS News - Jan. 8 -
Business Leaders Are Zeroing in on Culture in 2025
In a recent Inc. poll, leaders chimed in about their workplace priorities for the year – and company culture is taking the cake.Inc. - Jan. 8 -
Mark Zuckerberg has gone full Maga | Siva Vaidhyanathan
It’s a mistake to describe the Meta CEO’s move as a retreat from ‘fact-checking’: it’s a retreat from limiting harm to users. Mark Zuckerberg seems to have gone full Maga. Just two weeks before ...The Guardian - Jan. 8 -
How Mark Zuckerberg pivoted Meta to the right
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday that he was ending professional fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram.NBC News - Jan. 8 -
Meta's fact-checking flip
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Why Meta ditching fact-checking is so significant Meta is rolling out a series of changes to its content ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
Mark Zuckerberg’s Political Evolution, From Apologies to No More Apologies
Meta’s chief executive has stepped away from his mea culpa approach to issues on his platforms and has told people that he wants to return to his original thinking on free speech.The New York Times - Jan. 7 -
Mark Zuckerberg sports $900,000 watch as he calls time on Meta fact-checking
Tech giant CEO wore Greubel Forsey ‘Hand Made 1’, which retails for $895,500, as he announced policy overhaul. Mark Zuckerberg wore a rare Swiss watch worth nearly $900,000 as he announced a ...The Guardian - Jan. 7 -
Some Meta employees criticize Zuckerberg decisions to end fact-checking, add Dana White to board
Meta employees took to their internal forum Tuesday, criticizing the company’s decision to end third-party fact-checking on its services two weeks before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.NBC News - Jan. 7 -
Meta employees criticize Zuckerberg decisions to end fact-checking, add Dana White to board
Meta employees internally criticized the company's decision to end third-party fact-checking two weeks before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.CNBC - Jan. 7 -
Meta goes ‘MAGA’: Facebook adjusts fact-checking approach as Zuckerberg touts ‘free expression’ and cites ‘cultural tipping point’
“We’re going to work with President[-elect] Trump to push back on governments around the world that are going after American companies and pushing to censor more,” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said.MarketWatch - Jan. 7 -
Why did Mark Zuckerberg end Facebook and Instagram’s factchecking program?
The social media giant enters a more partisan political era as its CEO pursues Donald Trump’s approval. Meta is shifting to the right, following the prevailing political winds blowing through the ...The Guardian - Jan. 7 -
Mark Zuckerberg Says Meta Fact-Checkers Were the Problem. Fact-Checkers Rule That False.
Fact-checking groups that worked with Meta said they had no role in deciding what the company did with the content that was fact-checked.The New York Times - Jan. 7 -
Who Is Joel Kaplan, Meta’s New Global Policy Chief?
The longtime Republican lobbyist for Meta was named to the company’s top policy role last week.The New York Times - Jan. 7 -
Do Facts Meta on Facebook?
Mark Zuckerberg removes fact-checking on his platforms.BBC News - Jan. 7 -
Cramer: Meta dumping fact-checkers shows Mark Zuckerberg 'wants to play ball' with Trump
CEO Mark Zuckerberg's move to end fact-checking across Meta's platforms is a positive for investors, Jim Cramer said Tuesday.CNBC - Jan. 7 -
Meta retreats from fact-checking content: what it means for businesses
The changes could make it easier for users to criticize brands or implicate them in conspiracies, and harder for brands to force takedowns.VentureBeat - Jan. 7 -
UFC news, rumors: UFC CEO Dana White joins Meta Board of Directors; Henry Cejudo vs. Song Yadong set
White is one of three names to join Meta's Board of Directors this weekCBS Sports - Jan. 7 -
Mark Zuckerberg announces end of fact-checking program for Meta
Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in a video that its platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, will no longer implement a fact-checking policy, instead relying on community notes similar to ...NBC News - Jan. 7 -
Meta ending fact-checking program: Zuckerberg
Social media giant Meta announced a series of changes to its content moderation policies Tuesday, including the elimination of its fact-checking program, in what CEO Mark Zuckerberg said was an ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
UFC boss to join board of Facebook owner Meta
It comes days after former UK deputy PM Sir Nick Clegg left his top job at the social media giant.BBC News - Jan. 7 -
UFC's Dana White joins Meta's board weeks before Trump takes office
UFC CEO Dana White, a longtime friend of Donald Trump, is joining the board of Meta two weeks before the new administration begins.CNBC - Jan. 7 -
Dana White, U.F.C. Head, Joins Meta’s Board
Mr. White, a close ally of President-elect Donald J. Trump, further strengthens the social media giant’s connections with the incoming administration.The New York Times - Jan. 7 -
UFC boss Dana White joining Meta's board of directors
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) CEO and President Dana White will join Meta’s board of directors, the social media company announced Monday. White is part of a trio of new additions to the ...The Hill - Jan. 6 -
UFC’s Dana White joins Meta’s board weeks before Trump takes office
Dana White, CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and a longtime friend of Donald Trump, is joining the board of Facebook parent Meta two weeks before the new administration begins.NBC News - Jan. 6 -
Martial arts head and Trump ally Dana White joins Meta board
Mark Zuckerberg’s move comes as Silicon Valley seeks to build bridges with the incoming presidentFinancial Times - Jan. 6 -
Yahoo Fantasy Football Roundtable: Top lessons we learned in the 2024-25 season
The Yahoo Fantasy team shares the lessons they learned in the 2024 NFL season.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 6 -
Europe is not a business backwater
Comparisons with the US stock market undersell the continent’s companies and their potentialFinancial Times - Jan. 5 -
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 - Jan. 2 -
Meta global affairs chief Clegg to be replaced by Republican Kaplan
Move comes just ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the White HouseFinancial Times - Jan. 2 -
Undersea sabotage response is a dangerous business
Holding shady sailors to account would be a lot less perilous than risking war with a powerful nationFinancial Times - Jan. 2