Joel Kaplan

The European Union’s first major enforcement of its sweeping Digital Markets Act has sparked political backlash in Washington — and could ignite a new front in U.S.-EU trade tensions. What Happened: On Wednesday, the European Commission fined Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) €500 million (...

On Wednesday, Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) won an emergency legal ruling to block the promotion of a memoir written by a former high-ranking employee who claims the company ignored sexual harassment complaints and quietly built censorship tools for China. What Happened: Sarah Wynn-Williams,...

Social media giant Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) is turning the page on content moderation, as it prepares to work with President-elect Donald Trump, four years after banning him from its platforms. What Happened: Meta Platforms CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg shared in a video that the company's...

On Thursday, Nick Clegg announced his resignation as Meta Platforms Inc.'s (NASDAQ:META) president of global affairs. What Happened: Joel Kaplan, a notable Republican and former deputy chief of staff in the George W. Bush administration, will succeed Clegg. Clegg, who joined Meta in 2018, shared...

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) has been criticized for its AI assistant’s false denial of an attempted assassination on former President Donald Trump. However, now the company has finally addressed the issue. What Happened: In a blog post on Tuesday, Joel Kaplan, the global head of policy...