Meta Taps Republican as New Head of Global Policy

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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.

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FBI Says Meta’s Smart Glasses Used to Help Plan New Orleans Terror Attack

The driver who mowed down a Bourbon Street New Year’s crowd and killed 14 made two earlier visits to New Orleans, where he used the device to shoot video of the target area.

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Meta smart glasses worn by the New Orleans attacker have raised privacy concerns

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Dana White, U.F.C. Head, Joins Meta’s Board

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Martial arts head and Trump ally Dana White joins Meta board

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Biden heads to New Orleans today amid mourning over New Year's truck attack

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Details on new videos of New Orleans attacker from Meta glasses and CCTV

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New Orleans attacker recorded visits to city weeks earlier, wore Meta smart glasses during attack

The New Orleans terrorist attacker visited the city twice in the weeks before the attack and recorded video of the area using Meta smart glasses, the FBI revealed Sunday.

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Republicans try to exploit New Orleans attack to push through Trump agenda

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FBI: New Orleans attacker recorded area using Meta smart glasses weeks before attack

FBI officials said the man behind the deadly New Year's Day attack in New Orleans had visited the city twice in late 2024 and recorded the Bourbon Street area using Meta smart glasses. NBC News' ...

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

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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 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

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

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Meta Taps Republican as New Head of Global Policy

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