Senator Markwayne Mullin told right-wing commentator Benny Johnson on an episode of The Benny Show Thursday that Zuckerberg had begun speaking regularly with the president-elect. “Mark met with President Trump the day before he announced that they were going to change the way they do censorship, essentially,” Mullin said.

After visiting President-elect Donald J. Trump in November, Mr. Zuckerberg decided to relax Meta’s speech policies. He asked a small team to carry out his goals within weeks. The repercussions are just beginning.

Zuckerberg has called on Trump to protect US companies from EU fines – following Meta's moderation policy reversal last week.