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Joel Kaplan

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37 articles decelerating

Joel Kaplan has appeared in 37 articles since 2018-10. Coverage peaked in 2025Q1 with 9 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Facebook, Trump, Meta, Zuckerberg.

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Coverage Timeline

2025-03-16
Financial Times

Current and former Meta employees describe GOP lobbyist Joel Kaplan's rise since joining Meta in 2011 to become Mark Zuckerberg's most trusted political fixer

Meta's newly promoted head of global affairs has masterminded social media giant's pivot towards Donald Trump

2025-01-07
Bloomberg 17 related

Meta elects new board directors: UFC CEO and outspoken Donald Trump supporter Dana White, former Microsoft executive Charlie Songhurst, and Exor CEO John Elkann

Is a Choke Button Coming Soon? Robert McGreevy / The Daily Caller : Major Trump Ally Dana White Joins Meta's Board As Zuck Sheds Left-Wing Bias Clyde Hughes / UPI : Meta names Dana White, two others t...

Fox News 10 related

Meta's Joel Kaplan says the Trump administration is “a huge supporter of free expression”, which “gets us back to the values that Mark founded the company on”

FIRST ON FOX: Meta is ending its fact-checking program and lifting restrictions on speech to …

2025-01-03
Semafor 41 related

Meta appoints Joel Kaplan as Chief Global Affairs Officer, replacing Nick Clegg, who is leaving the company; Kaplan is Meta's most prominent Republican

www.semafor.com/article/01/0...  [embedded post] Sam Jeffers / @worklesshard : Seems a bit backward for Clegg to leave now.  Nothing will happen in the US for years, while EU DSA enforcement will gath...

Bloomberg 54 related

Meta required a public statesman like Nick Clegg after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, but now turns to the in-house Republican Joel Kaplan to appease Trump

The former UK politician was a public statesman when Meta required one.  A different approach will be called for under Trump.

2022-03-13
Wired 1 related

Profile of Joel Kaplan, who has built one of the most powerful lobbying operations in Washington DC, as he helps Meta navigate the Biden administration

2022-03-12
Wired 2 related

Profile of Joel Kaplan, who has built one of the most powerful lobbying operations in Washington DC, as he helps Meta navigate the Biden administration

How one man came to rule political speech on Facebook, command one of the largest lobbies in DC, and guide Zuck through disaster—and straight into it.

2021-10-26
Wall Street Journal 3 related

A look at Facebook's lobbying operation, which spent $20M last year, as it struggles to hire and retain key Democratic staff, with a top job open since January

Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @jameshohmann , @emilyglazer , @emilyglazer , @andrewrestuccia , @emilyglazer , @jameshohmann , @jameshohmann , @emilyglazer , @llerer , @emilyglazer , @joshsternberg , ...

2021-01-30
Axios

Joel Kaplan told staff that Facebook is looking externally for a new US policy chief as it moves Kevin Martin, a Republican, to lead its global economic policy

Ashley Gold / Axios : Tweets: @lizzadwoskin and @axios Tweets: @lizzadwoskin : Sign of the (new) times: Facebook's Joel Kaplan just announced he is moving the top republican off the policy team. @axi...

2018-12-25
Wall Street Journal 9 related

A look at Joel Kaplan's growing sway at Facebook as he pushed against News Feed changes designed to reduce polarization, promoted The Daily Caller partnership

Joel Kaplan has emerged as the social-media site's protector against allegations of political bias

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TEXXR tracks 21 Techmeme articles mentioning Joel Kaplan, dating back to October 2018. The biggest stories include Meta required a public statesman like Nick Clegg after the Cambridge Analytica scandal,... and Meta appoints Joel Kaplan as Chief Global Affairs Officer, replacing Nick Clegg, who is.... Frequently covered alongside Facebook, Meta, Trump, Zuckerberg, and Kavanaugh.

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2025Q2safety -12pts; consumer +62pts
2025Q3enterprise +100pts; developer +100pts; consumer -100pts

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