California, 27 August 2024 (TDI): CEO of Meta Platforms Mark Zuckerberg has stated that he intends to stay away from politics in the 2024 election cycle.
Zuckerberg stressed his desire to stay impartial and not take on any political affiliation or bias in a letter to Republican Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Monday. According to Business Insider, Zuckerberg wrote, “My goal is to be neutral and not play a role one way or another— or to even appear to be playing a role.”
In addition, Mark Zuckerberg stated that unlike in 2020, when he and his wife contributed $400 million, he will not be funding electoral infrastructure this year.
Republicans called these donations “Zuckerbucks,” and they were attacked for ostensibly helping Democrats. Nevertheless, a research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences revealed that Democrats were not favored by these private donations.
The disputed 2020 repression of a New York Post article regarding Hunter Biden’s laptop and other earlier choices made by Meta, which Zuckerberg now sees as a mistake, were among the things he considered. The Biden administration’s pressure on content moderation was another.
This announcement coincides with heightened scrutiny of the political involvement of tech companies. Following his murder attempt, Donald Trump recently stated that Zuckerberg promised him the Democrats would not have his support in 2024.
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In addition, Trump accused Zuckerberg of breaking state law by accepting a $2 million gift connected to the Georgia elections board.
People like Elon Musk, who formerly leaned more toward the Democratic Party but has now endorsed Trump, further complicate the political environment. In an interview with Trump that covered a range of subjects, including artificial intelligence and electric cars, Musk’s political views were addressed.
The campaign of Kamala Harris, meanwhile, has denounced Musk for leveraging his position to further Trump’s policies, emphasizing the widening political gulf and the powerful impact of tech executives.
