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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made his endorsement decision for the 2024 election \u2013 declining to endorse anyone at all. <\/p>\n
Zuckerberg, 40, said he doesn\u2019t plan on playing a major role in the 2024 election, in an interview with Bloomberg. <\/p>\n
He noted that he has \u201cdone some stuff personally in the past,\u201d adding that \u201cI\u2019m not planning on doing that this time, and that includes not endorsing either of the candidates.\u201d<\/p>\n
Other tech leaders, such as Elon Musk of X, Tesla, and SpaceX, officially backed former president Donald Trump after the attempt on his life last Saturday during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump was struck in the ear, while a former fire chief, Corey Comperatore, 50, was shot and killed as he shielded his family from gunfire.<\/p>\n
The gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, was killed by Secret Service snipers.<\/p>\n
A number of former Democratic donors have also backed Trump, including Palantir advisor Jacob Helberg and Sequoia Capital Partner Shaun Maguire, The Hill reported. Venture capitalists Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz are also supporting Trump in the presidential race, according to Reuters. <\/p>\n
Mark Zuckerberg, pictured in February 2024, speaking to reporters at the Japanese prime minister\u2019s office during his visit to Tokyo. Zuckerberg has declined to endorse anyone in the 2024 election (JIJI Press\/AFP via Getty Images)While declining to endorse Trump, Zuckerberg told Bloomberg that \u201cseeing Donald Trump get up after getting shot in the face and pump his fist in the air with the American flag is one of the most badass things I\u2019ve ever seen in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cOn some level as an American, it\u2019s like hard to not get kind of emotional about that spirit and that fight, and I think that that\u2019s why a lot of people like the guy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Zuckerberg\u2019s decision to try to stay out of politics this election cycle comes as Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is also looking to limit political content on its platforms. <\/p>\n
In February, Instagram revealed that it would stop proactively recommending political posts. Users would have to change their settings if they still want to receive recommendations for political content. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe main thing that I hear from people is that they actually want to see less political content on our services because they come to our services to connect with people. So, that\u2019s what we\u2019re going to do,\u201d Zuckerberg told Bloomberg. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe give people control over this, but we\u2019re generally trying to recommend less political content,\u201d he added. \u201cSo, I think you\u2019re going to see our services play less of a role in this election than they have in the past.\u201d <\/p>\n
Meta has called out Trump on a number of occasions for posts with misinformation and that crossed its platforms\u2019 rules. For about two years after the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, Trump\u2019s accounts on Facebook and Instagram were suspended, a move Trump still appears to be bothered by. <\/p>\n
On July 9, Trump wrote on Truth Social: \u201cAll I can say is that if I\u2019m elected President, we will pursue Election Fraudsters at levels never seen before, and they will be sent to prison for long periods of time. We already know who you are. DON\u2019T DO IT! ZUCKERBUCKS, be careful!\u201d<\/p>\n
Trump brought up his disagreements with Zuckerberg once more during a separate interview with Bloomberg. <\/p>\n
Speaking about regulating the tech industry, Trump said: \u201cNow that I\u2019m thinking about it, I\u2019m for TikTok because you need competition. If you don\u2019t have TikTok, you have Facebook and Instagram, and that\u2019s, you know, that\u2019s Zuckerberg.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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