Mark Zuckerberg Defends Embrace of Trump Administration in Meta Employee Q&A
In a meeting with Meta employees on Thursday, Mr. Zuckerberg also doubled down on recent changes to the company’s online speech policies and ending its diversity initiatives.
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Jesse Eisenberg no longer wants to be ‘associated’ with Mark Zuckerberg
The actor, who played the Facebook founder in The Social Network, criticised Meta’s decision to scrap factcheckers. Jesse Eisenberg, who received widespread recognition for his role as the Facebook ...The Guardian - 2d -
Zuckerberg hails Trump administration on Meta earnings call
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday praised President Trump’s administration and said he looks forward to “redefining” the relationship the tech giant has with governments. “This is also going to ...The Hill - Jan. 30 -
Forget DeepSeek. Zuckerberg says Meta will spend hundreds of billions on AI.
Meta’s CEO says its consumer AI offering “is going to be one of the most transformative products that we’ve made.”MarketWatch - Jan. 30 -
Mark Zuckerberg starts Meta earnings call by praising Trump administration
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg praised the Trump administration during a call with investors on Wednesday.CNBC - Jan. 29 -
Jesse Eisenberg, who played Mark Zuckerberg, rips Meta CEO: 'Why are you not helping people?'
Actor Jesse Eisenberg, who once portrayed Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, says he thinks the tech billionaire should focus on improving the world instead of inserting himself into ...The Hill - Jan. 29 -
Meta’s Zuckerberg explores purchase of Washington property
Billionaire founder of social media group seeks to work more closely with Trump administrationFinancial Times - Jan. 29 -
Meta Chief Zuckerberg Joins the Business Roundtable
Meta’s chief executive has become a more visible presence in Washington since President Trump’s return to office after years of avoiding politics.The New York Times - Jan. 28 -
$60 billion in one year: Mark Zuckerberg touts Meta's AI investments
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Friday that the company plans to build a massive data center in Louisiana to power its newest AI model, Llama 4, which is set to launch this year.NBC News - Jan. 24 -
Zuckerberg wants to spend billions more on AI. Meta investors like that idea.
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is targeting $60 billion to $65 billion in capital expenditures this year. One analyst thinks up to $33 billion of that could go toward GPUs.MarketWatch - Jan. 24 -
Why Mark Zuckerberg Is Ditching Human Fact-Checkers
This week, we take a look at Meta's new era of content moderation.Wired - Jan. 23 -
Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and Other Billionaires at the Inauguration
The sight of Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and others at President Trump’s swearing-in was another sign of how business is adapting to a new Washington.The New York Times - Jan. 21 -
Unleash your masculine energy the Mark Zuckerberg way!
Meta’s CEO frets that too much ‘feminine energy’ is neutering the corporate world. Fear not, this handy guide can help. Please excuse my “feminine energy” for a moment while I give a dainty little ...The Guardian - Jan. 18 -
Mark Zuckerberg Turns His Back on the Media
The Meta CEO is abandoning his commitment to the truth in favor of a Trump-style playbook.Wired - Jan. 17 -
Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos to Attend Trump’s Inauguration
Billionaire business leaders, including Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, plan to make prominent appearances at Donald Trump’s inauguration next week.The New York Times - Jan. 15 -
Zuckerberg Debuts 'Real Mark' in Push to Woo Trump
Meta is pursuing a MAGA makeover, in the latest political pivot for a company that once banned the now-president-elect from its platforms.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 14 -
Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg to attend Trump's inauguration
Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg will attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, according to an official involved with the planning of the event.NBC News - Jan. 14 -
Meta to Cut 5% of Staff as Zuckerberg Says He Will 'Raise the Bar'
CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the job cuts are necessary as the company builds “the most important technologies in the world.”The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 14 -
Zuckerberg Comments on Apple Add to Criticism of Recent Meta Moves
The founder of Facebook, now transformed into Meta, may have delivered a master class on how a CEO doesn’t make a company look good.Inc. - Jan. 13 -
Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Sprint to Remake Meta for the Trump Era
After visiting President-elect Donald J. Trump in November, Mr. Zuckerberg decided to relax Meta’s speech policies. He asked a small team to carry out his goals within weeks. The repercussions are ...The New York Times - Jan. 13 -
The cravenness of Mark Zuckerberg
Changes to the fact-checking regime at Meta make it look like he’s caving in to TrumpFinancial Times - Jan. 13 -
Don’t expect Mark Zuckerberg to save social media
Mark Zuckerberg's decision to do away with fact-checkers on Facebook and Instagram is not a solution to the problem of centralized power over speech, and congressional action is needed to dilute ...The Hill - Jan. 11 -
As resolutions go, Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘nothing in moderation’ is a stinker | Alison Phillips
Between Elon Musk, a free-for-all Facebook and Donald Trump, truth and decency are likely to have a hard time of it in 2025. How did we get to a week in which the world’s richest man could label ...The Guardian - Jan. 11 -
Biden: Zuckerberg's decision to end Meta fact-checking is 'really shameful'
Outgoing President Biden weighed in on CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to end the fact-checking programs on Meta's platforms, calling it a “really shameful” choice since “telling the truth ...The Hill - Jan. 11 -
Meta cuts DEI, marking another cultural shift ahead of Trump’s White House return
Facebook parent Meta is rolling back its diversity, equity and inclusion programs, according to a memo sent to employees, marking the tech giant’s latest cultural shift ahead of President-elect ...MarketWatch - Jan. 11 -
Mark Cuban Just Proposed a 20-Minute Daily Habit to ‘Destabilize’ Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and President Trump
Is there any downside?Inc. - Jan. 11 -
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 -
Mark Zuckerberg sends Trump a friend request
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What does Mark Zuckerberg know about free speech? | Fiona Katauskas
Everything in moderation, except moderation Continue reading...The Guardian - Jan. 9 -
Mark Zuckerberg's shift to the right was months in the making: From the Politics Desk
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's political shift to the right ahead of the new Trump administration was months in the making.NBC News - 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 -
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
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