Meta’s top policy executive said Mark Zuckerberg wants to play an “active role” in shaping tech regulations under President-elect Donald Trump’s administration – and admitted the social media giant “overdid it a bit” while moderating pandemic-related content.
The mea culpa from Nick Clegg, Meta’s head of global affairs, is the latest sign that Zuckerberg is attempting to cozy up to Trump – who has previously called Facebook “an enemy of the people” and slammed its billionaire founder for censoring conservative viewpoints.
Last week, Zuckerberg raced to Mar-a-Lago for dinner with Trump after reportedly requesting a meeting with the president-elect to discuss “the incoming administration.” Afterward, Meta said that Zuckerberg was “grateful for the invitation.”
In the latest overture, Clegg said Zuckerberg is aiming to have “an active role in the debates that any administration needs to have about maintaining America’s leadership in the technological sphere … and particularly the pivotal role that AI will play.”
Another key figure jockeying for influence on AI policy is X owner Elon Musk, who has emerged as a key adviser to Trump and has frequently clashed with Zuckerberg over the years.