Over the last couple of weeks, Mark Zuckerberg and Meta have signalled a shift in the way the company is run — eliminating factcheckers, rolling back internal DEI policies and bringing politics content back to company platforms. On the one hand, you can read it as an obvious sop to the incoming Trump administration. But there's definitely a cultural change in the air when it comes to online platforms and politics, and Zuck is right at the coalface.

Joining us for this episode is Mike Isaac, tech correspondent and Meta whisperer at The New York Times. He helped us untangle some of the forces driving Meta's change of heart.

<p>Over the last couple of weeks, Mark Zuckerberg and Meta have <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/technology/meta-mark-zuckerberg-trump.html">signalled a shift</a> in the way the company is run &mdash; eliminating factcheckers, rolling back internal DEI policies and bringing politics content back to company platforms. On the one hand, you can read it as an obvious sop to the incoming Trump administration. But there's definitely a cultural change in the air when it comes to online platforms and politics, and Zuck is right at the coalface.</p>
<p>Joining us for this episode is <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/mike-isaac">Mike Isaac</a>, tech correspondent and Meta whisperer at The New York Times. He helped us untangle some of the forces driving Meta's change of heart.</p>

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