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Silicon Valley including Meta has embraced Maga politics, says Nick Clegg
Meta’s former head of global affairs says executives pivoted right in some cases for ‘rather more self-interested’ reasons
TL;DR
- Nick Clegg claims Silicon Valley companies, including Meta, have embraced Maga politics for self-interested reasons.
- Clegg left Meta in March 2025, noting a shift in company products from human-centric to content-focused, often synthetic.
- Concerns are raised about the UK's contract with US software firm Palantir, with a parliamentary committee urging its termination.
- Palantir defends its contributions to the UK's NHS, highlighting improvements in operations, discharge delays, and cancer diagnosis times.
- Clegg suggests AI could disrupt or replace Palantir's services.
- Palantir UK CEO Louis Mosley denies claims of vendor lock-in, stating data and IP can be transferred.
- Clegg's tenure at Meta involved managing the fallout from the Cambridge Analytica scandal and overseeing content moderation.
- A whistleblower account, 'Careless People' by Sarah Wynn-Williams, details alleged poor decision-making and misconduct at Meta.
- Meta has disputed the claims made in 'Careless People'.