Former deputy prime minister Sir Nick Clegg has said he will leave his role at Meta, Facebook’s parent company.
He said it was “the right time to step down as global affairs chairman.”
Scam donald trump Just weeks before being sworn in, he will be replaced by former Republican White House deputy chief of staff Joel Kaplan, who served under George W. Bush from 2006 to 2009.
mr nick said: “As a new year begins, I have come to the conclusion that this is the right time to step down from my role as president of global affairs at Meta.
“It truly has been the adventure of a lifetime!”
The former Liberal Democrat leader joined Meta as vice-president of communications and global affairs in 2018, after losing his MP seat the previous year.
the period promoted in 2022scam Mark Zuckerberg saying the move put Sir Nick on a par with himself and that he would lead “in all our political affairs”.
Sir Nick reportedly enjoys a multimillion-dollar salary and a stake in the company.
Her work has focused on developing policy at a time of growing concern about misinformation, the handling of user data, and harmful content.
The 57-year-old also helped create the Facebook Oversight Board, an independent panel that makes important content moderation decisions.
However, now that Trump is about to become president, having a well-known Republican in such an important position could be beneficial.
The incoming president and Goal Relations had been strained after the 2020 election, with Trump accusing the company of suppressing content that would have harmed Joe Biden.
Meta has also donated $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund, a company spokesperson told Reuters news agency.
Announcing his departure on Facebook, Sir Nick added: “My time at the company coincided with a significant reset of the relationship between ‘big tech’ and social pressures manifested in new laws, institutions and regulations affecting the sector.
“I hope to have played some role in the quest to bring together the very different worlds of technology and politics, worlds that will continue to interact in unpredictable ways around the world.”
He said it had been an “extraordinary privilege to get a front-row view of what makes Silicon Valley an enduring center of world-leading innovation.”
Sir Nick said he would move on to “new adventures” after spending a few months handing over to Kaplan, his current deputy.
