Sheryl Sandberg to Step Down from Meta Board: A Look Back at Her Impact

Sheryl Sandberg to Step Down from Meta Board: A Look Back at Her Impact

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Sheryl Sandberg, former COO of Meta, announced her departure from Meta’s board. Sandberg was instrumental in transforming the social media giant and played a key role in its success. While serving as COO, Meta generated billions in revenue through targeted advertising. Sandberg’s departure leaves a question mark regarding board replacement. Since leaving her role, Sandberg has focused on philanthropic efforts, empowering young girls and promoting women’s sports. She recently organized an event addressing sexual violence at the United Nations.

Elon Musk Faces Backlash as Companies Pull Advertising From Platform

Elon Musk Faces Backlash as Companies Pull Advertising From Platform

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk is facing serious consequences after endorsing an antisemitic post on X, with major companies such as Disney, IBM, and Apple pulling their ads from the platform. Musk’s behavior has also resulted in calls for his resignation from Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz and criticism from long-time Tesla investor Ross Gerber.

Meta Refuses to Provide AI Advertising Tools to Political Marketers

Meta Refuses to Provide AI Advertising Tools to Political Marketers

Technology

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has decided not to provide its generative AI advertising tools to political marketers. The decision reflects similar measures taken by other social media platforms and tech giants to restrict political ads. Meta does allow exceptions for parody or satire, and this decision is currently being reviewed by its Oversight Board. Facebook and other Silicon Valley AI companies have committed to implementing safeguards and precautions in the development of generative AI systems.