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FIRST ON FOX: Meta is ending its fact-checking program and lifting restrictions on speech to "restore free expression" across Facebook, Instagram and Meta platforms, admitting its current content moderation practices have "gone too far."
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Joel Kaplan says the Trump administration is “a huge supporter of free expression” and “gets us back to the values that Mark founded the company on”

Meta's decision to disband its fact-checking program, a cornerstone of its efforts to combat misinformation, has highlighted the growing influence of Republican Joel Kaplan, the company's new global policy chief.
The company's move on fact-checking, announced Tuesday, was presented by Kaplan as a…

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Who Is Joel Kaplan? Meta's New Policy Chief Already Shaking Up Washington

Joel Kaplan, Meta’s new chief global affairs officer, played a leading role in Tuesday’s content moderation announcement. In an exclusive interview on “Fox and Friends,” Mr. Kaplan said the company’s previous fact-checking system became too biased and the company wanted to return to its roots of more unfettered speech. He pointed to Elon Musk’s X, which has few rules and allows users to moderate each other, as a good model. “This is a great oppo…

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Meta's Joel Kaplan says the Trump administration is “a huge supporter of free expression”, which “gets us back to the values that Mark founded the company on”

Meta, owner among others of the social network Facebook, has given the head of his global policy area to a former adviser to former U.S. President George W. Bush. This is Joel Kaplan (Massachusetts, USA, 1969), who succeeds former British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. Kaplan so far held the position of vice president in the global policy division of the technological giant, in which he will be replaced by former president of the Federal Comm…

Meta, propietaria entre otras de la red social Facebook, ha otorgado la jefatura de su área de políticas globales a un antiguo asesor del ex presidente estadounidense George W. Bush. Se trata de Joel Kaplan (Massachusetts, EEUU, 1969), que sucede en el cargo al ex viceprimer ministro británico, Nick Clegg. Kaplan ocupó hasta ahora el cargo de vicepresidente en la división de política global del gigante tecnológico, puesto en el que será sustitui…

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Joel Kaplan, Meta's new global policy chief

Joel Kaplan, Meta’s new global affairs director, played a prominent role in Tuesday’s content moderation announcement. In an exclusive interview on “Fox and Friends,” Kaplan said that the company’s previous data verification system became too biased and that the company wanted to return to its freer expression roots. He pointed out as a good model Elon Musk’s X, which has few rules and allows users to moderate each other. “This is a great opport…

Joel Kaplan, el nuevo director de asuntos globales de Meta, jugó un papel destacado en el anuncio de moderación de contenido del martes. En una entrevista exclusiva en “Fox and Friends”, Kaplan dijo que el anterior sistema de verificación de datos de la empresa se volvió demasiado sesgado y que la empresa quería volver a sus raíces de expresión más libre. Señaló como un buen modelo el X de Elon Musk, que tiene pocas reglas y permite a los usuari…

Who is Joel Kaplan, Trump's latest ally in Big Tech?

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