Mark Zuckerberg doubles down on Metas submission to Trump

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg finally addressed his employees’ concerns around recent changes within the company.Zuckerberg on Thursday discussed a range of issues during a meeting, most noticeably the dismantling of Meta’s fact-checking policies and diversity programs. Zuckerberg made it clear that the company was abandoning both in order to curry favor with the Trump administration.“I want to be clear, after the last several years, we now have an opportunity to have a productive partnership with the United States government,” Mr. Zuckerberg said, according to a leaked interview provided to the New York Times. “We’re going to take that.”Zuckerberg also further confirmed the end of its DEI initiatives were due to the Trump’s administration’s views. SEE ALSO: Mark Zuckerberg wants more ‘masculine energy’ in corporate America “We’re in the middle of a pretty rapidly changing policy and regulatory landscape that views any policy that might advantage any one group of people over another as something that is unlawful,” Zuckerberg said. “Because of that, we and every other institution out there are going to need to adjust.”A number of large companies, from Apple to Costco, are sticking with their diversity programs regardless of Trump’s push against them.404 Media, another outlet that obtained audio from the meeting, shared how Zuckerberg later lamented how there are certain topics he couldn’t address due to media leaks.“Everything I say leaks,” Zuckerberg said. “And it sucks, right?” (Meta reportedly sent an internal memo to employees after the meeting to let them know that anyone talking to the…Mark Zuckerberg doubles down on Metas submission to Trump