Meta’s former head of global affairs says executives pivoted right in some cases for ‘rather more self-interested’ reasons

Nick Clegg was Deputy Prime Minister of the UK between 2010 and 2015. He then worked for Meta between 2018 and 2025, in a high-ranking position.

Of course it’s obvious that Silicon Valley has become more friendly with MAGA. An example was when Tim Cook gifted a gold trophy to Trump.

I think it’s interesting to hear this perspective from someone who worked high up at Meta, though.

  • WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 hours ago

    MAGA is not “politics”. It is the mental illnesses[0] sympathetic to fascism masquerading as political ideology, spread through indoctrination and disinformation; through algorithmically-optimized psychological warfare.

    [0] all mental disorders characterized by low/zero empathy such as narcissism, ASPD, psychopathy, etc. Racist parents indoctrinate racist kids. Religious parents indoctrinate religious kids. Both are achieved through the suppression of empathy and critical thought (e.g. being woke).