Joel Kaplan

Rule Changes

Announced in October 2026 that he will leave Meta after 15 years

Meta ended its U.S. fact-checking program in January 2025 and replaced it with Community Notes, a crowdsourced system copied from X. Its own Oversight Board rebuked the change that April, saying it was announced hastily with no public evidence of human rights review.

Updated Oct 26

Rule Changes

As of August 2026: Leads Meta's refusal to sign the voluntary code

For two years, Europe's AI rulebook came with a grace period. On August 2, 2026, that period ended.

Updated Aug 2

New Capabilities

As of May 2026: Announcing Meta's major nuclear energy commitments

Google spent $4.75 billion over a year ago acquiring Intersect Power, owning power plants that feed its AI data centers. Amazon bought a Pennsylvania nuclear campus; Microsoft restarted Three Mile Island in September 2024; Meta announced nuclear deals with Vistra, TerraPower, Oklo unlocking up to 6.6 gigawatts for American AI. Tech giants now control the grid.

Updated May 16