Meta Platforms’ chief global affairs officer Joel Kaplan will leave the company next year after 15 years there, a spokesperson told Reuters on Tuesday (October 20).
\n\nPresident and Vice Chairman Dina Powell McCormick will add external affairs to her portfolio, the spokesperson said.
\n\nThe move comes ahead of the November 3 midterm elections
\n\nMcCormick was part of the Donald Trump administration during his first stint as US president
\n\nKaplan was elevated to Meta’s top policy role in January last year, as the social media giant rolled back US fact-checking, ended diversity initiatives and sought closer ties with Trump
\n\nA longtime Republican strategist, Kaplan served as deputy chief of staff for policy in the administration of George W. Bush
\n\nMeta is among the tech companies facing questions over AI’s impacts, as concerns mount over safety and the industry’s growing footprint among local communities
\n\nTrump recently said tech executives, including Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, had agreed to establish voluntary AI standards
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