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Meta Drops Fact-Checking For Community Notes: Zuckerberg Sees 'Opportunity To Restore Free Expression'
Tuesday, January 7, 2025 - 11:58am | 926Social media giant Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) is turning the page on content moderation, as it prepares to work with President-elect Donald Trump, four years after banning him from its platforms. What Happened: Meta Platforms CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg shared in a video that the company's...
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Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Replaces Global Affairs Chief Nick Clegg With Republican Joel Kaplan Ahead Of Trump Inauguration
Thursday, January 2, 2025 - 10:01pm | 566On Thursday, Nick Clegg announced his resignation as Meta Platforms Inc.'s (NASDAQ:META) president of global affairs. What Happened: Joel Kaplan, a notable Republican and former deputy chief of staff in the George W. Bush administration, will succeed Clegg. Clegg, who joined Meta in 2018, shared...
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Zuckerberg Seeks 'Active Role' In Trump's Tech Policies, Says Top Executive — Admits Meta 'Overdid It' During Pandemic Content Crackdown
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 - 10:20pm | 703Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg is seeking to play an “active role” in shaping technology policies under the administration of President-elect Donald Trump. What Happened: On Tuesday in a briefing with journalists, Nick Clegg, Meta’s president of global...
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Meta Exec Slams Elon Musk's X As 'Tiny' Platform That Allows 'Anyone Say Anything'
Friday, September 13, 2024 - 8:03am | 409In recent news, Meta Platforms Inc’s president for global affairs, Nick Clegg, has criticized Elon Musk-owned X. Clegg voiced his concerns about X becoming a “tiny” platform for elites during a talk at a London think tank. What Happened: Clegg drew comparisons between X and Meta...
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Do Meta And Other Platforms Play A Role In Illicit Drug Sales? US Prosecutors Intend To Find Out
Saturday, March 16, 2024 - 8:57pm | 673Prosecutors in Virginia are probing whether Facebook-parent Meta's social media platforms Facebook and Instagram are facilitating and profiting from the illegal sale of drugs, according to a Saturday Wall Street Journal report. Led by Assistant U.S. Attorney Randy Ramseyer, the investigation...
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Elon Musk Targets Mark Zuckerberg Again: 'Election Integrity At Meta Is Just Their Word For Censorship'
Saturday, February 17, 2024 - 4:30am | 707Elon Musk has once again accused Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) of using “election integrity” as a guise for censorship. What Happened: Musk’s comments came in response to a CNBC interview with Meta’s President of Global Affairs, Nick Clegg, where he...
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Tech Giants Nvidia, AMD, IBM, Microsoft, Google Partner With US Government For AI Research Project
Wednesday, January 24, 2024 - 5:33pm | 1017The U.S. National Science Foundation, in collaboration with 10 federal agencies and 25 private and nonprofit organizations, has initiated the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) pilot. The program is designed to democratize access to advanced AI resources, such as computing...
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Does Being On Facebook Make You Richer? Here's What Meta's Research Says
Tuesday, August 2, 2022 - 1:42am | 396Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) run Facebook says its “years-long” research with economist Raj Chetty’s Opportunity Insights has led it to conclude that “social connections” play an important role in economic mobility. What Happened: The revelation was made by...
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Nick Clegg, President Of Global Affairs For Meta Platforms
Thursday, February 17, 2022 - 7:01pm | 785A seasoned British politician is the head of global affairs for one of the largest social networking companies in the world. Nick Clegg is now the president of Global Affairs for Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB). He had been vice president of Global Affairs and Communications since October...
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Facebook Plans To Add Features To Prompt Teens Away From Harmful Content Amid Heightened Criticism
Monday, October 11, 2021 - 5:51am | 384Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) may bring in new measures on the network of its apps including Instagram that would prompt teenagers away from harmful content, Reuters reported on Sunday, citing an executive with the social media company. What Happened: Facebook’s vice president of global affairs...
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Facebook Responds To WSJ Reports On The Impact Of Instagram On The Mental Health Of Teen Girls
Sunday, September 19, 2021 - 11:22am | 404Following a series of reports from the Wall Street Journal on Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB), and the impact of it’s photo-sharing platform Instagram, the social media giant is now responding. What Happened: Nick Clegg, Facebook Vice President of Global Affairs, outlined the company’s...
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Facebook, Google Considering Changes In Political Ad Policies
Friday, November 8, 2019 - 2:15pm | 443Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) and Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google are considering changing policies on political ads, weighing the costs of being in the middle of the debate over truth in political speech against the multibillion-dollar election-year opportunity. Facebook...
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How to Profit from United Kingdom's Veto of EU Treaty Changes
Monday, December 12, 2011 - 9:48am | 686British Prime Minister David Cameron has become the target of intense criticism over his veto of changes to the European Union treaty. Prime Minister Cameron said that he used his veto of the proposed EU changes at a meeting of European Union leaders on Friday in order to protect the interests of...