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Meta appoints new Trump-friendly policy chief


Meta is shaking up its policy team ahead of Trump’s inauguration.

He drew some controversy in 2018 when he supported Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh during a Senate hearing about sexual assault allegations, which reportedly angered some employees. He played a pivotal role in shaping Meta’s policies in the aftermath of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, which saw a rise in covid-related misinformation and a ban on Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts. “You’ve made an important impact advancing Meta’s voice and values around the world, as well as our vision for AI and the metaverse,” Zuckerberg said in a response to Clegg’s post.

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