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From enemies, at the same table/ What is behind the dinner between Trump and Zuckerberg at Mar-a-Lago

2024-11-28 23:13:02Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
From enemies, at the same table/ What is behind the dinner between Trump and
Zuckerberg and Trump

Tom Gerken - BBC

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg visited Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort. This is further evidence of the apparent thaw in their once hostile relationship.

The president-elect already has a close and high-profile relationship with another major tech figure, X owner Elon Musk.

Historically, however, there has been no such closeness between Trump and Zuckerberg. We recall that Zuckerberg blocked Trump from Facebook and Instagram after the riots on January 6, 2021 in the Capitol. While Trump threatened the head of Meta with prison if he interfered in the 2024 presidential elections.

However, there have been recent signs that strained relations are improving, culminating in Zuckerberg having dinner with the president-elect at his Florida mansion.

"Mark was grateful for the invitation to join President Trump for dinner and the opportunity to meet with members of his team about the incoming administration," a Meta spokesperson told the BBC.

"It is an important time for the future of American innovation," the statement continued.

The threat of prison

In August, Trump wrote in a book that Zuckerberg would "spend the rest of his life in prison" if he tried to interfere in the 2024 US election.

But the president-elect later softened his stance, saying on a podcast in October that it was "good" that Zuckerberg was "staying out of the election" and thanking him for a personal phone call after he faced the assassination attempt that nearly killed him. died in Pennsylvania.

There have also been indications that Zuckerberg is trying to be more accommodating to America's next president.

Trump was blocked from the Meta platforms on Facebook and Instagram in 2021 for what the company called "glorifying people involved in violence at the Capitol on January 6."

But this block has been lifted.

In August this year, Zuckerberg spoke of his regret for censoring allegations about Joe Biden's son Hunter, who had been a right-wing talking point in the US ahead of the 2020 presidential election.

He also said he would no longer make contributions to support election infrastructure, after a $400 million donation in 2020 was read as a way to circumvent donation limits.

Zuckerberg said his donations were designed to be nonpartisan and his goal was to be election neutral.

Great tech buddies

It is not known what the two men discussed during the dinner at Trump's Florida home.

Meta, however, has faced increased regulation in recent years, including an ongoing anti-competition case brought by the Federal Trade Commission in 2020.

However, Zuckerberg's apparent improvement in relations with the president-elect has been completely eclipsed by Trump's closeness with Elon Musk.

Trump's close relationship with the owner of X resulted in more than $100 million in campaign donations, along with public support from the billionaire and his superfans.

From enemies, at the same table/ What is behind the dinner between Trump and

Their relationship is so close that it has led some to call Musk "First Friend".

This eventually led to the billionaire being placed in charge of a new Department of Government Efficiency (Doge), which could give him not only influence over government policy, but the very regulation that threatens his business empire. .

However, Zuckerberg and Musk have an old rivalry.

Some of their disagreements stem from serious business issues, such as a failed collaboration in 2016 when a SpaceX rocket exploded while carrying a Facebook satellite.

The clash continued for a long time, until finally they discussed a possible fight in the cage.

Although neither has publicly backed out of the feud, it seems unlikely that the billionaires' fight will happen.


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