Mark Zuckerberg, one of Facebook’s founders and CEO of Meta, announced three new additions to his company’s board of directors on Monday. One of those elected was Dana White, CEO and president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Mr. White, a close ally of President-elect Donald J. Trump, further strengthens the social media giant’s connections with the incoming administration.

Mark Zuckerberg decided to do away with Meta’s censorship policies after a Facebook post that he authored in 2023 about martial-arts related knee injury failed to go viral, according to a report. In November 2023,

Mixed martial arts tycoon’s appointment to Meta board comes as Silicon Valley builds ties with incoming US administration

Workers at the Silicon Valley giant voiced their displeasure on the company’s internal messaging forum on Tuesday.

Meta has named three new members to its board of directors, including Dana White, the Ultimate Fighting Championship chief executive who played a key role in the reelection of his longtime friend, President-elect Donald Trump.

White is a close ally of Trump, who has criticised Meta and Zuckerberg for allegedly supporting liberal policies and showing bias against conservatives.

Dana White, CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and a longtime friend of President-elect Donald Trump is joining the board of Facebook parent Meta two weeks before the new Trump administration b

Ultimate Fighting Championship honcho Dana White has joined Meta’s board of directors. He’ll work with mixed martial arts enthusiast Mark Zuckerberg.

Mark Zuckerberg announced on Tuesday that Facebook will roll back its fact-checking program. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

Social media giant Meta announced Monday the appointment of three new directors to its board, including Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) head Dana White, a close ally to US President-elect Donald Trump.

Cage fighting tycoon and close Donald Trump ally Dana White has joined the board of Mark Zuckerberg’s tech empire Meta.