Enemies to friends? Zuckerberg wants to play an "active role" in Trump's tech policy

Meta(META.US) CEO Mark Zuckerberg is seeking to play a "constructive role" in discussions with the incoming US administration on technology policy, indicating that the executive's relationship with the incoming president, Donald Trump, may be improving, the company's global affairs chief Nick Clegg told the media. Zuckerberg is keen to "play a constructive role in any debate that any government needs to have about maintaining America's leadership in technology," Clegg said. "It's important, given the geopolitical uncertainties around the world, particularly the role that AI is going to play," he added. Trump has been largely critical of Zuckerberg. In 2021, he was banned from using Facebook and Instagram after praising his supporters who stormed the US Capitol on January 6. Trump has repeatedly claimed that Meta censors conservative views on its social media platforms. He even warned that Zuckerberg would "spend the rest of his life in jail" if he interfered in the 2024 presidential election. Zuckerberg pledged neutrality in the election cycle in August. Trump later softened his stance, calling it "good" that Zuckerberg was "not involved in the election". Last week, Trump even invited Zuckerberg to dinner at his Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago, but it is unclear what they discussed. In addition to pledging neutrality in the election cycle, Zuckerberg revealed that the Biden administration had pressured Meta to review content related to the pandemic. Clegg said Meta "overdid it" in its review of content related to the pandemic. "We were very aware of it, because users have every right to raise their voices and complain that we sometimes enforce too strictly," he said later. Zuckerberg also said that Meta had been pressured by the Biden administration to review content related to the pandemic.