Political chess or true beliefs? Mark Zuckerberg’s surprise Trump pivot

The out-of-the blue pivot to Trumpian talking points has perplexed many of Zuckerberg’s closest watchers, but the tech pioneer’s sudden alignment with the right wing is not the first time he has moved to preserve his dominance of social media. — AFP

SAN FRANCISCO: The clean cut hair has grown, his college kid’s hoodie is now a gold chain, and his politics have swerved hard right.

Mark Zuckerberg, the boss of Facebook and Instagram, on Tuesday accused governments and so-called legacy media of pushing censorship, and vowed to take his world-dominating platforms back to their “roots”.