This growing authority inside Meta left many idealist staffers convinced of Kaplan's thralldom to conservative ideology. But Kaplan is also beloved and defended by many Democrats at Meta and ...

A former deputy chief of staff under President George W. Bush, Kaplan joined Facebook in 2011 to expand its D.C. lobbying efforts.

Meta will switch up its global policy team in the new year and has appointed former Bush administration official Joel Kaplan to replace Nick Clegg as the company’s chief global affairs officer. Clegg ...