Joel Kaplan | |
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White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy | |
In office April 20, 2006 – January 20, 2009 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Karl Rove |
Succeeded by | Mona Sutphen |
Personal details | |
Born | 1969 (age 54–55) Weston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic (Before late 1990s) Republican (late 1990s–present) |
Spouse |
Laura Lyn Cox (m. 2006) |
Education | Harvard University (BA, JD) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
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Years of service | 1991–1995 |
Joel David Kaplan (born 1969) is an American political advisor and former lobbyist working as Facebook's vice president of global public policy.[1] Previously, he served eight years in the George W. Bush administration.[2] After leaving the Bush administration, he was a lobbyist for energy companies.[3]
Within Facebook, Kaplan is seen as a strong conservative voice.[4] He has helped place conservatives in key positions in the company, and advocated for the interests of the right-wing websites Breitbart News and The Daily Caller within the company.[5][3][6] He has successfully advocated for changes in Facebook's algorithm to promote the interests of right-wing publications,[3] and successfully prevented Facebook from closing down Facebook groups that were alleged to have circulated fake news, arguing that doing so would disproportionately target conservatives.[7]
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