U.S, December 4, 2024 (Punjab Khabarnama Bureau)-Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg visited the Mar-a-Lago resort owned by Donald Trump, the newly elected Republican candidate for the US presidency, according to a report by Fox Business.
The meeting comes as both are now warming up to each other despite having previously engaged in bitter feuds. It also comes as Mark Zuckerberg looks to influence tech policy in Donald Trump’s incoming administration.
They talked about technology, and the CEO even demonstrated the company’s camera-equipped sunglasses.
Zuckerberg had banned Trump from both Instagram and Facebook, claiming he used it to incite political violence on January 6, 2021. Now, the company has admitted that its content moderation has at times been too heavy-handed and that they “overdid it a bit” in removing content during the Covid-19 pandemic, blaming the Biden administration.
“Mark Zuckerberg has been very clear about his desire to be a supporter of and a participant in this change that we’re seeing all around America, all around the world with this reform movement that Donald Trump is leading,” the report quoted Trump adviser Stephen Miller as having said during an episode of “The Ingraham Angle” on Fox News Channel.
He added that Zuckerberg “has his own interests, and he has his own company, and he has his own agenda,” but sees Trump’s second term as a chance at “national renewal” and “wants to support” him.
Summary: Mark Zuckerberg recently met with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago to discuss potential involvement in tech policy. The meeting suggests Zuckerberg’s interest in influencing policy decisions related to technology.