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Zuckerberg's rightward policy shift puts Meta staffers on edge, targets Apple

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Mark Zuckerberg's open effort to curry favor with President Donald Trump has rattled employees, sources say.

Zuckerberg is trying to improve his relationship with Trump after the president's tumultuous first term.

Zuckerberg recently told a podcast host that Meta 's profit would double if Apple stopped applying "random rules" that tax his company.

Zuckerberg didn't say that by cozying up to the new president, his company might shift Trump 's ire in the direction of Meta 's loathed rival Apple .

Zuckerberg has become more antagonistic toward Apple in recent public interviews.

Sources say it's part of an effort to shift antitrust scrutiny off Meta and onto Apple .

Joel Kaplan , a former White House deputy chief of staff under George W. Bush , is leading Meta 's new policy charge.

Kaplan is seen as an ally to the Republicans in charge of the company.

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