Discussion

• @kurtwagner8 Kurt Wagner on x

  Zuckerberg's language here is a strong signal of how important Clegg has become internally. Zuck puts him on the Zuck/Sandberg tier https://twitter.com/...

• @mcbyrne @mcbyrne on x

  Why are we having a trashy Tory running @meta policy? It's like having Bush or Trump in charge. https://twitter.com/...

• @sarahfrier Sarah Frier on x

  Big shuffle at Meta. Nick Clegg is promoted and now representing the company on all things policy as Zuckerberg and Sandberg take a step back from those decisions. scoop by @KurtWagner8 https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @damiancollins Damian Collins on x

  If @nickclegg is the answer, you know you're in trouble. https://www.theguardian.com/ ...

• @kiramadeira @kiramadeira on x

  Not like Nick Clegg to sell his soul to the devil for a job title https://twitter.com/...

• @athertonkd Kelsey D. Atherton on x

  Countdown to Metaxit https://twitter.com/...

• @katieharbath Katie Harbath on x

  I'm excited to see this promotion of Nick. Really enjoyed working with him and this elevates him in a way that will allow him to get and manage meetings with higher level policymakers. https://twitter.com/...

• @brooklynmarie Brooke Binkowski on x

  Mrs. Clegg, you must be proud of him Mrs. Clegg, another drop of gin? https://twitter.com/...

• @jason_kint Jason Kint on x

  Nailed it...from a member of parliament who absolutely knows. https://twitter.com/...

• @sirkneeland John Kneeland on x

  Nick Clegg probably now has more power than an actual British Prime Minister https://www.techmeme.com/...

• @shiringhaffary @shiringhaffary on x

  Significant leadership change at Meta/FB w/ Nick Clegg promoted to lead all policy matters including government relations. Allows Zuckerberg to focus on technology and less on the contentious political decisions. https://www.facebook.com/...

• @carolecadwalla Carole Cadwalladr on x

  Nick Clegg is now in charge of global policy for Facebook & therefore controls the evidence of how multiple bad actors illegally exploited Facebook during EUref - a vote he facilitated. If he had a single moral scruple left, he would now hand it over https://www.theguardian.com/ …

• @jason_kint Jason Kint on x

  I saw this line everywhere but no one called out the BS. This is preemptive buck passing. Zuckerberg Sandberg has been ordered for deposition in DC, 13yrs of discovery of their messages underway in NDCal, more coming. NFW Zuckerberg isn't making decisions, Clegg is mouthpiece. ht…

• @johnlyndon_ John Lyndon on x

  You can make an argument that Nick Clegg might now be the most powerful Brit on earth. For anyone with even a passing knowledge of the history of the Lib Dems & the coalition years in particular: this is an M. Night Shyamalan twist in the tale https://twitter.com/...

• @thomasbowell Tom Bowell on x

  Nick Clegg first sold out his principles and his own party for a ministerial car. Now he is selling out the world's democracy, for the flash life in Silicon Valley. What a vacuous guy. Facebook/Meta is a deeply unethical organisation that I truly believe is damaging democracy. ht…

• @brij Brij Singh on x

  Fun thought experiment: Kamala Harris running Global Affairs at Tiktok in couple of years. Crazy, right? https://twitter.com/...

• @yuanyi_z Yuan Yi Zhu on x

  Most powerful British person in the world gets promoted. https://twitter.com/...

• @niubi Bill Bishop on x

  And fits with the stock collapse. Wankers rise, share price drops https://twitter.com/...

• @jonlis1 Jonathan Lis on x

  Of all the political disappointments of the last 20 years, Nick Clegg's journey from popular pragmatic centrist to Silicon Valley supervillain is one of the bleakest https://twitter.com/...

• @samfr Sam Freedman on x

  Quite a ride going from being the most popular politician since Churchill, to almost destroying your party and getting beaten by Jared O'Mara, to being one of the richest most powerful people on the planet. All within 11 years. https://twitter.com/...

• @leavittalone @leavittalone on x

  There's got to be some pop social science book about this “unconscious sabotage” phenomenon where people who are demonstrative failures at what they set out to do keep falling up and are never punished for past mistakes https://twitter.com/...

• @uglygame Martin Calladine on x

  One of the most disillusioning sights in public life is seeing once independent-minded politicians shilling for awful people in retirement. So it's reassuring to see that Nick Clegg is exactly the same man outside of politics as he was inside it. https://twitter.com/...

• @alexhern @alexhern on x

  @duncanrobinson He's got tremendous experience of standing next to people doing awful things and explaining how they aren't that bad

• @iainmartin1 Iain Martin on x

  Strong sell signal. https://twitter.com/...

• @hansmollman Mollie Goodfellow on x

  Is this a real life promotion or just a promotion inside Nerd Sims https://twitter.com/...

• @duncanrobinson Duncan Robinson on x

  Facebook is just policy issues all the way down, so makes sense

• @duncanrobinson Duncan Robinson on x

  Fun that Clegg has an outside shot of becoming one of most powerful people on the planet https://twitter.com/...

• @joshglancy Josh Glancy on x

  And yes he has far outstripped his former boss David Cameron post Downing Street. As one former Clegg advisor put it to me: “Cameron wants to play tennis with people, but no one has time to play tennis with him. Nick wanted a proper job.”

• @joshglancy Josh Glancy on x

  Five years ago Nick Clegg lost his constituency seat of Sheffield Hallam to Jared O'Mara, a 35-year-old publican who was later suspended from the Labour Party.

• @tariqpanja @tariqpanja on x

  Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom a stepping stone to becoming First Lord of the Metaverse. https://twitter.com/...

• @tom_watson Tom Watson on x

  With the intense level of scrutiny on Meta from legislatures around the world, giving an experienced former deputy PM the space and authority to respond seems wise to me. “Meta's (FB) Nick Clegg Promoted as Zuckerberg Steps Back From Policy - Bloomberg” https://www.bloomberg.com/…

• @mattnavarra Matt Navarra on x

  Oh great Even more unnecessarily long apologetic essays from Meta coming in 2022 https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @mikeisaac Rat King on x

  news from Kurt on FB management stuff interesting but not shocking — mark wants to work on products (which has always been his thing) including metaverse, VR, AR etc i imagine the past five years have not been a ton of fun https://twitter.com/...

• @fboversight @fboversight on x

  Delaying, denying, and deflecting earns you a promotion at Facebook. Nick Clegg, Facebook's chief apologist, has gotten one of his own. https://www.reuters.com/...

• @jasonabbruzzese Jason Abbruzzese on x

  Is he.... First Metamate? https://twitter.com/...

• @psythor James O'Malley on x

  Imagine someone telling you in 2015 that one day Nick Clegg would be one of the most powerful people in the world. https://twitter.com/...

• @jason_kint Jason Kint on x

  Fascinating. Don't look at the DC Superior Court, Delaware Court of Chancery, Northern District of California where Sandberg and Zuckerberg have been notified by court orders in last few months for discovery and depositions. Or marketing rigging allegations in Google case (SDNY).…

• @martinsfp Martin Sfp Bryant on x

  Nick Clegg continues to become far more powerful than he ever was as a politician. https://twitter.com/...

• @joshglancy Josh Glancy on x

  Zuckerberg says: “We need a senior leader at the level of myself (for our products) and Sheryl (for our business) who can lead and represent us for all of our policy issues globally.” This is high praise from the top wizard.

• @joshglancy Josh Glancy on x

  Does it also reflect that Sandberg's star has fallen? Two have become three at the top of Meta. And Clegg will now report to Zuckberberg directly as well as Sandberg.

• @scottnover Scott Nover on x

  There is maybe no funnier sentence than “Nick Clegg is being promoted.” https://twitter.com/...

• @joshglancy Josh Glancy on x

  Nick Clegg promoted at Meta (Facebook). Will now be president of global affairs, was previously vice-president. This puts him at the very top table with Zuckerberg and Sandberg, demonstrates how central a figure he's become.

• @sarahfrier Sarah Frier on x

  Zuckerberg thinks he's been spending too much of his time on policy issues like content moderation and regulation, sources tell @KurtWagner8. Would prefer to focus his efforts on new tech and products.

• @viacristiano Cristiano Lima on x

  Mark Zuckerberg has been personally targeted more than any other Silicon Valley executive in the “techlash” Now he's stepping back from policy & putting a new face at the forefront of the company's regulatory decisions https://twitter.com/...

• @viacristiano Cristiano Lima on x

  Mark Zuckerberg announces that Nick Clegg has been named president of global affairs and will lead Meta “on all our policy matters” https://www.facebook.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @sarafischer Sara Fischer on x

  NEW: @Meta has named Nick Clegg President of Global Affairs, per @facebookapp post from CEO Mark Zuckerberg

• @slpng_giants @slpng_giants on x

  Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss. https://twitter.com/...