"Meta is seemingly still working to better align with the Trump Administration, and the expectations of the Trump White House around content and governance. Which, given Meta's ongoing battles with EU regulators, makes sense, as Meta continues to seek U.S. government support in pushing back against the billions in fines being regularly handed down to it by the EU Commission, as well as other regional penalties."
"As reported by Axios, today, Meta has announced the appointment of C.J. Mahoney as its new chief legal officer, who formerly served as a senior legal exec at Microsoft. Mahoney was also a U.S. Trade Representative during President Trump's first term, and has ongoing ties to the Trump Administration and the Republican party. The appointment adds to the various Republicans that Meta has promoted to senior roles since Trump won the 2024 election, which also includes Joel Kaplan, who's now Meta's global affairs chief, and Kevin Martin, who's its"
"Last month, after Elon Musk's for breaches of its DSA obligations relating to transparency, key U.S. government figures, including Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio , criticized the penalty, calling it "an attack on all American tech platforms and the American people by foreign governments.""
Meta has appointed C.J. Mahoney as chief legal officer. Mahoney previously served as a senior legal executive at Microsoft and as U.S. Trade Representative during President Trump's first term, maintaining ties to the Trump Administration and the Republican Party. The hire follows a trend of Republican appointments to senior Meta roles, including Joel Kaplan as global affairs chief and Kevin Martin in another senior position. Meta appears to be seeking closer alignment with the Trump White House on content and governance while pursuing U.S. government support to resist billions in fines and penalties regularly imposed by the EU Commission and other regions.
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