In a large -scale questions and answers session with Meta employees on Thursday, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of the company, defended the recent changes he made by reducing restrictions on online speech and ending diversity initiatives management.
“I want to be clear, after the past few years, we now have an opportunity to obtain a fruitful partnership with the United States government,” said Mr. Zuckerberg, according to the registration of the meeting that was shared with the New York Times. “We’ll take that.”
Mr. Zuckerberg, 40, said he is “essential” for Meta – the world’s largest social media company with Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp – to be better knowledgeable with governments around the world.
He said: “The government can actively oppose you, try to object to the road and add a lot of friction, or can actively try to help you break down barriers to help you.” “It is the right thing to do.”
At a meeting that lasted for an hour with more than 70,000 Meta employees, Mr. Zuckerberg also said that the year 2025 would be an important year for the potential manufacturing initiatives of Meta business, including focusing on artificial intelligence, data centers and the mysterious world in Metaverse.
Mr. Zuckerberg’s comments indicate The company’s reshaping For Trump’s era, to panic some of his employees. This month, he announced comprehensive changes to reduce Meta’s restrictions on speech, ending the fact -verification program and killing diversity efforts in the workplace. He also appeared on the inauguration of President Trump and criticized the administration of former President Biden for being anti -technology.
In Meta, Mr. Zuckerberg has cut off the opposition of employees in recent years, including prohibiting discussions in the workplace on some controversial social and political issues. Some employees have retracted the changes, such as removing the payments from bathrooms for men in the company, which were provided to sexually transformed and unusual employees. Recently, some employees were trading a workers ’registration model to purchase health products and bring them to Meta offices in a protest work, two people saw this model.
A Meta spokesman refused to comment. 404 previous media I mentioned On parts of Mr. Zuckerberg’s conversation.
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Kate Konger and Sira Frenkel contributed to the reports.
