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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Danielle Summer

Elon Musk's Archnemesis Mark Zuckerberg Reportedly Called Donald Trump To Say Meta Won't Support Democrats

Elon Musk (R) says his much-hyped cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg will take place in Italy. Photo: AFP / Mandel NGAN (Credit: AFP News)

In a surprising development, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly reached out to former U.S. President Donald Trump in a bid to repair relations between the tech giant and the embattled Republican leader. This follows a contentious history between the two, exacerbated by the aftermath of the January 6 Capitol riots, which saw Trump's social media accounts suspended by Meta.

During a recent interview with Fox News, Trump revealed that Zuckerberg has called him on multiple occasions to apologise for what he described as an error on Meta's part. The incident in question involved Meta's AI assistant mislabelling and subsequently censoring a photograph of Trump. This mishap occurred shortly after a July assassination attempt on Trump's life at a Republican rally, which narrowly missed its target.

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