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Meta Names Former Republican Staffer Joel Kaplan Policy Chief

Published JAN 3 2025·Updated JAN 4 2025

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The Spin

Right narrative

Zuckerberg has spoken out against censorship and admitted Meta made mistakes along these lines in the past. Now he's backing his words with actions by promoting Kaplan, who has proven himself a warrior for free speech. Under Clegg, censorship proliferated at Facebook, but now there'll be less stifling of different worldviews.

Breitbart Daily Caller

Left narrative

While much of Silicon Valley scrambles to court Trump, Meta is positioning itself to stand out with a Republican operative in charge of its content curation. Zuckerberg, who once sought to distance himself from politics, has now made a large contribution to Trump and met with the incoming president — who, not long ago, threatened to jail him.

The New York Times Semafor