Meta taps Republican Joel Kaplan to lead global policy team, replacing Nick Clegg


FILE PHOTO: The logo of Meta Platforms' business group is seen in Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

(Reuters) - U.S. tech giant Meta Platforms has elevated prominent Republican Joel Kaplan to be its chief global affairs officer, replacing Nick Clegg.

The change atop Meta's policy and communications teams comes in the run-up to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, as the company mends fences with a leader who has railed against its approach to political content and threatened to imprison its chief executive.

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