Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg – who is also an avid fan of MMA – made the announcement on Monday, January 6, revealing that White, along with John Elkann and Charlie Songhurst, wou
Mr. White, a close ally of President-elect Donald J. Trump, further strengthens the social media giant’s connections with the incoming administration.
Meta has appointed three new members to its board of directors. The new members include Dana White, the president and CEO of Ultimate Fighting Championship and a key figure in the orbit of incoming President Donald Trump.
Dana White has been appointed to the board of directors of Meta, alongside auto tycoon John Elkann and tech investor Charlie Songhurst, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post late Monday. The social media company owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.
The Meta mogul is making moves that could curry favor with the president-elect, ending its DEI program, bashing "legacy media" and swapping in GOP-friendly lobbyists.
Dana White, president and CEO of UFC, is joining the board of Meta, one of three new directors announced today by Mark Zuckerberg’s social media giant.
UFC legend Joe Rogan recently had MMA fanatic Mark Zuckerberg on his uber-popular podcast. Naturally, the long-time fight commentator took an interest in his guest’s new career in combat sports, which has previously seen Zuckerberg claim gold in a BJJ competition.
UFC CEO Dana White is kicking off 2025 by teaming up with Mark Zuckerberg. On Monday afternoon, Zuckerberg announced that White would join Meta's Board Of
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Instead, Meta will follow the lead of X under Elon Musk and rely on crowd-sourced Community Notes to provide additional context on posts. Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino spoke with David Gilbert, a reporter at Wired who covers online disinformation and extremism, to learn more about Meta’s latest pivot.