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Zuckerberg’s new policy chief warns EU Meta will run to Trump whenever tech company feels it’s being unfairly punished by Brussels

Meta's chief global affairs officer, Joel Kaplan, indicated the company may involve President Donald Trump if it feels unfairly penalized by the EU.
Meta has incurred over $3 million in fines from the EU for General Data Protection Regulation violations.
In 2023 and 2024, Meta was fined a total of approximately $1.3 billion for data privacy issues and unfair trading conditions and plans to appeal these decisions.
Kaplan suggested that Trump may step in to assist U.S. Companies if he believes they are treated unfairly.

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