Dana Mattioli

He had a certain philosophy around acquisitions and startups. You know, there's one 2008 email from him saying, it is better to buy than compete. So you could sort of see his viewpoint here that when things got big enough, rather than trying to go head to head with them, he decided to buy them and bring them under the fold.

So in 2020, the FTC files its lawsuit against Meta. And it's a time, it's actually this zeitgeisty moment when the tide has sort of turned on big tech in the U.S. These companies were held up for years and years and years as bastions of innovation, as do no harm, as, you know, feel good companies. And things start to really change in that time period.

So in 2020, the FTC files its lawsuit against Meta. And it's a time, it's actually this zeitgeisty moment when the tide has sort of turned on big tech in the U.S. These companies were held up for years and years and years as bastions of innovation, as do no harm, as, you know, feel good companies. And things start to really change in that time period.

So in 2020, the FTC files its lawsuit against Meta. And it's a time, it's actually this zeitgeisty moment when the tide has sort of turned on big tech in the U.S. These companies were held up for years and years and years as bastions of innovation, as do no harm, as, you know, feel good companies. And things start to really change in that time period.

And a lot of the big tech companies start facing scrutiny, not just from consumers, but from regulators as well.

And a lot of the big tech companies start facing scrutiny, not just from consumers, but from regulators as well.

And a lot of the big tech companies start facing scrutiny, not just from consumers, but from regulators as well.

The Justice Department is considering a probe of the iPhone maker.

The Justice Department is considering a probe of the iPhone maker.

The Justice Department is considering a probe of the iPhone maker.

This was not a very friendly relationship. A lot of conservatives were also really, really angry at Zuckerberg for donating $400 million to different election offices around the time of COVID. They thought that that benefited Democrats.

This was not a very friendly relationship. A lot of conservatives were also really, really angry at Zuckerberg for donating $400 million to different election offices around the time of COVID. They thought that that benefited Democrats.

This was not a very friendly relationship. A lot of conservatives were also really, really angry at Zuckerberg for donating $400 million to different election offices around the time of COVID. They thought that that benefited Democrats.

And that was something that he and his people were livid about. He'd even spoken about maybe locking Zuckerberg up, like jailing him.

And that was something that he and his people were livid about. He'd even spoken about maybe locking Zuckerberg up, like jailing him.

And that was something that he and his people were livid about. He'd even spoken about maybe locking Zuckerberg up, like jailing him.

After the assassination attempt over the summer in Butler, Pennsylvania, Zuckerberg called Trump and basically told him, you know, you're such a badass, something along those lines. So that was like one of the first overtures. And then once it became clear that Trump was going to be president, there was this like full court press, not just by Zuckerberg, by some of his peers as well.

After the assassination attempt over the summer in Butler, Pennsylvania, Zuckerberg called Trump and basically told him, you know, you're such a badass, something along those lines. So that was like one of the first overtures. And then once it became clear that Trump was going to be president, there was this like full court press, not just by Zuckerberg, by some of his peers as well.

After the assassination attempt over the summer in Butler, Pennsylvania, Zuckerberg called Trump and basically told him, you know, you're such a badass, something along those lines. So that was like one of the first overtures. And then once it became clear that Trump was going to be president, there was this like full court press, not just by Zuckerberg, by some of his peers as well.

And what we saw was this million dollar check from Meta for the inauguration. He went to the inauguration and sat on the dais with all the other prominent CEOs, which was not something you would have seen In 2016, he settled a $25 million lawsuit with Donald Trump, which lawyers viewed as kind of a frivolous lawsuit. And then he made policy changes at Meta. You know, he relaxed content moderation.