In today’s edition, tech reporter David Ingram digs into the sharp rightward pivot Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made ahead of Donald Trump taking office.
Mark Zuckerberg's shift to the right was months in the makingBy David IngramMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement that he is ending professional fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram has reverberated across the political and tech worlds.
But he began dropping hints last summer that he was preparing to politically lean in on supporting Donald Trump.
In August, Zuckerberg attacked the Biden administration’s response to Covid-19 misinformation, alleging that the government had pressured the company to “censor” content.
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