An extensive investigation led by journalist Tom McTague into Nick Clegg, dubbed the "Foreign Secretary of Facebook" and Meta’s President of Global Affairs, has sparked widespread discussion. The report delves into Clegg's role at Meta, where he is described as Mark Zuckerberg’s trusted consigliere and the political representative for the $1 trillion corporate behemoth. Critics argue that Clegg, earning upwards of $15 million a year, may be leveraging his reputation to benefit Zuckerberg and Meta, raising questions about the ethical implications of his position. The investigation also touches on Clegg's political past, including his controversial support for David Cameron's government, which has been linked to austerity measures and the Brexit vote outcome. The report raises concerns about whether Clegg's influence at Meta is a force for accountability or merely serves to whitewash the social media giant's image.
“He’d given the impression he was corrupt and for sale.” @billykenber, who went undercover to investigate lobbying in parliament and subsequently found Scott Benton would break lobbying rules for money, reacts to the ex-Tory’s suspension from parliament. @JPonPolitics https://t.co/fgE8OzP7dc
Zuckerberg is so doomed fooled like the average American Idiot by a Public School English Accent. Nick Clegg is as effective a Machieveli for Meta as Mark Zuckerberg is a Prince. Clegg's usefulness as a European influencer ended with him enabling and losing Brexit and his seat https://t.co/j3X58UxbTj https://t.co/MdjFFkT78N
THE MACHIAVELLI OF META: Is Nick Clegg whitewashing Facebook? @NickClegg, Meta’s ‘President of Global Affairs’ earns upwards of $15 million a year. But what exactly does he do? Read @TomMcTague’s special report: ⬇️
An investigation into Nick Clegg, the Foreign Secretary of Facebook https://t.co/ycr00yiR60 https://t.co/3tIZTUMrBr
Actually this man Sir Nick Clegg of @Meta is the cause of problems British people face today. He duplicitously like Benedict Arnold propped up this man now Lord David Cameron's Tory government, enabling Austerity and losing the Brexit vote and his & 90% of his parties seats https://t.co/jJ8uMXH24G https://t.co/kxmVUl0SWc
Is Nick Clegg whitewashing Facebook? Meta’s ‘President of Global Affairs’ earns upwards of $15 million a year. But what exactly does he do? Read @TomMcTague’s special report: ⬇️https://t.co/NTfVlNHSNn
Is ‘the Foreign Secretary of Facebook’ a constraining force on the media behemoth, or an enabling one? Read @TomMcTague’s exclusive investigation into Nick Clegg: 👇https://t.co/NTfVlNHSNn
"Is Clegg really so different from Cameron? 'The only difference,' one senior government minister said to me, 'is that David is back in government trying to launder his reputation — whereas Nick is selling his to launder somebody else’s'."https://t.co/gNbEKnY3uY
If the US Congress can hold Zuckerberg to account, why isn’t the British Parliament doing the same to Clegg?https://t.co/gNbEKnY3uY
THE MACHIAVELLI OF META Don't miss @TomMcTague's special investigation into Nick Clegg's lobbying operation ⬇️ https://t.co/NTfVlNHSNn https://t.co/NEjnxDfA1T
‘Clegg is now Zuckerberg’s trusted consigliere, the political representative for a $1 trillion corporate behemoth.’ @TomMcTague: 👇https://t.co/NTfVlNHSNn
It seems to me, reading this very interesting piece on Meta from @TomMcTague at @unherd, that what @balajis calls “network states” are not hypothetical but already here - and Nick Clegg is the Foreign Secretary for one of the largest https://t.co/VNsUBowERq
What Nick Clegg did next. A fascinating read by @TomMcTague which starts with this zinger: “No longer an MP after being unceremoniously dumped from parliament in 2017 by a bar manager now in jail for fraud.” https://t.co/SKmfdtM3Sh
“He is the public schoolboy in an M&S pullover helping to run one of the world’s great hegemons.” Deeply researched profile by @TomMcTague of Meta’s President of Global Affairs, onetime deputy PM Nick Clegg. 👇👇👇 https://t.co/3H8SNrDjAm
I’ve spent months digging into the extraordinary global influence of Nick Clegg, “Foreign Secretary of Facebook.” Here’s what I found👇https://t.co/ycr00yiR60
Is Nick Clegg selling his reputation to launder Mark Zuckerberg’s? That’s the view of government insiders whom he might once have called colleagues, @TomMcTague reports: 👇https://t.co/NTfVlNHSNn