Trump says Mark Zuckerberg is 'probably' responding to his previous threats by changing Meta's direction

President-elect Donald Trump said he was pleased by Meta's changing policies.

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• Donald Trump said that Mark Zuckerberg may have taken notice of his threats.
• The president-elect previously threatened to jail the Meta CEO for life.
• Zuckerberg announced Tuesday that his company will no longer partner with third-party fact-checkers.

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday praised Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg for changing how it moderates political content on its three major social media platforms.