Nick Clegg is leaving Meta after 7 years managing its policy choices
Nick Clegg, the previous British deputy prime minister turned Meta executive, is leaving after a seven-year stint with the social networks business. Clegg revealed his departure in posts on X and Threads, stating that "this is the correct time for me to carry on from my function as President, Global Affairs at Meta."Clegg will be changed by Joel Kaplan, a long time policy executive and previous White House assistant to George W. Bush understood for his deep ties to Republican circles in Washington. As Chief Global Affairs Officer, Kaplan-- as Semafor notes-- will be well-positioned to run disturbance for Meta as Donald Trump takes control of the White House.Clegg signed up with Meta in 2018, a year after the British public considered the previous leader of the Liberal Democrats unelectable...