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“In 2021, senior officials from the Biden Administration, including the White House, repeatedly pressured our teams for months to censor certain COVID-19 content, including humor and satire, and expressed a lot of frustration with our teams when we didn’t agree,” Zuckerberg wrote in a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH).
In the same letter, Zuckerberg admitted that he now believes “the government pressure was wrong” and expressed regret that his company was not more vocal about it at the time. This candid admission has only fueled more speculation about Zuckerberg’s apparent political shift.
Now, with Brian Baker—a seasoned Republican strategist—by his side, Zuckerberg appears to be working on rebuilding his image with the political right. The report suggests that Zuckerberg has become disillusioned with left-wing politics, particularly what he perceives as “dogma” from progressive movements. He has also expressed a growing alignment with Libertarian and classical liberal ideals, a notable departure from his previous stance.
“In conversations over the past few years with friends, colleagues, and advisers, Mr. Zuckerberg has expressed cynicism about politics after years of bad experiences in Washington,” the New York Times reported. “He and others at the top of Meta, the parent company of Facebook, believed that both parties loathed technology and that trying to continue engaging with political causes would only draw further scrutiny to their company.”
This shift in Zuckerberg’s political thinking comes at a time when many in Silicon Valley are reevaluating their positions on hot-button social issues. According to the report, Zuckerberg expressed deep frustration at the backlash his company faced after its involvement in mail-in ballot harvesting efforts during the 2020 election. At the Allen and Company conference in June, Zuckerberg reportedly voiced regret over hiring employees who steered him towards left-wing politics.
“His preference, according to more than a dozen friends, advisers, and executives familiar with his thinking, has been to wash his hands of it all,” the New York Times report continued.
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Zuckerberg’s apparent political transformation is also reflected in his efforts to distance Meta from overtly partisan initiatives. Sources close to the CEO revealed that he now seeks to avoid any unnecessary interactions with Washington D.C. unless absolutely necessary. He has also put an end to certain Meta programs that could be interpreted as hyper-partisan and has cracked down on employee activism within the company.
In a striking development, several sources told The New York Times that Zuckerberg had even held multiple conversations with former President Donald Trump over the summer. These discussions, along with Zuckerberg’s increasing concern over issues like the rise of antisemitism on college campuses, have reportedly contributed to his decision to step back from what he describes as “far-left progressivism.”
According to the New York Times, Zuckerberg’s evolving political stance mirrors a broader shift happening within Silicon Valley, where tech executives are increasingly weary of entangling their companies with contentious social debates. Many CEOs in the tech world, like Zuckerberg, have chosen to pull back from supporting divisive social causes, signaling a potential transformation in how Big Tech approaches political activism.
As Zuckerberg navigates his new political identity, one thing is clear: the tech billionaire’s days of leaning into progressive politics may be behind him. With his sights set on aligning more closely with Libertarian principles, Zuckerberg is seeking to move beyond the controversies that have defined his leadership at Meta and re-establish his standing in a rapidly shifting political landscape.
