That’s the end of Facebook’s efforts to weaken its political stance. Meta Platforms’ decision Wednesday to allow former President Donald Trump to return to both Facebook and Instagram is a move Meta has made over the past two years to reduce the amount of political content people see on their Facebook feeds. It threatens to undermine the efforts you have made. This is sure to hurt your business. Advertisers don’t want to get involved in controversy. And we can’t help Meta’s efforts to keep people away from funny short videos on TikTok.
Of course, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was in a losing position. If Meta alienates Trump, it will face complaints from the right for censoring presidential candidates. As his President of Global Affairs Nick Clegg said in a blog post tonight, “The public should be able to hear what politicians are saying, good, bad and ugly. “fair enough. The problem is, that’s not what Meta wants.
