Meta Is Ready to Bring Trump Into Play in Fight Against EU Rules
- Kaplan says company will make case if EU singles it out
- Tension over tech rules underscores transatlantic rift
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Meta Platforms Inc.’s global policy director said the technology giant “won’t shy away” from taking up its case with President Donald Trump if the European Union uses its digital rules to target Meta’s products.
Joel Kaplan, a longtime Republic strategist whom Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg installed as chief of global affairs after Trump’s re-election, told the Munich Security Conference it’s up to the Trump administration to assess whether EU fines against US tech companies should be considered unfair — but that Meta will make its case if it feels singled out.