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Joel Kaplan
Joel Kaplan | |
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| White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy | |
| In office April 20, 2006 – January 20, 2009 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Karl Rove |
| Succeeded by | Mona Sutphen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1969 (age 55–56) Weston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic (before late 1990s) Republican (late 1990s–present) |
| Spouse |
Laura Cox (m. 2006) |
| Education | Harvard University (BA, JD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1991–1995 |
Joel David Kaplan (born 1969) is an American political advisor, lobbyist, and attorney. In January 2025, it was announced that Kaplan will become the president of global affairs of Meta Platforms, owner of Facebook, in Spring 2025.[1][2][3] He has been the company's vice president of global public policy since 2011.
A longtime Republican political operative, Kaplan served eight years in the George W. Bush administration, including as White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy.[4]
Within Facebook, Kaplan has been described as a strong conservative voice.[5] He has helped place conservatives in key positions in the company, and advocated for the interests of right-wing websites Breitbart News and The Daily Caller within the company.[6][7][8] He has successfully advocated for changes in Facebook's algorithm to promote the interests of right-wing publications and successfully prevented Facebook from closing down groups that were alleged to have circulated fake news,[9] arguing that doing so would disproportionately target conservatives.[7][10]
- ^ Leswing, Kif (January 2, 2025). "Meta replaces policy chief Nick Clegg with former Republican staffer Joel Kaplan ahead of Trump inauguration". CNBC. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- ^ Ensor, Josie (January 2, 2025). "Nick Clegg replaced at Meta by figure more favourable to Trump". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- ^ "Nick Clegg to step down from Meta role - with prominent Republican Joel Kaplan to replace him". Sky News. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- ^ "White House biography". The White House. Archived from the original on March 3, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2006.
- ^ Frenkel, Sheera; Isaac, Mike; Kang, Cecilia; Dance, Gabriel J. X. (June 1, 2020). "Facebook Employees Stage Virtual Walkout to Protest Trump Posts". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "How key Republicans inside Facebook are shifting its politics to the right". the Guardian. November 3, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ^ Nix, Naomi; Dwoskin, Elizabeth (January 26, 2025). "Inside Mark Zuckerberg's Trump pivot". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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