Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently appeared on Joe Rogan’s podcast, where the two discussed changing corporate culture in a wide-ranging interview.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is completed with the “culturally neutered” elements of corporate America and is harnessing “masculine energy” as DEI programs collapse.
“It’s one thing to say that we want to be kind of welcoming and create a good environment for everyone, and it’s another thing to just say that ‘masculinity is bad,’ and I just think that we’ve kind of moved culturally to that part of the world,” he said. kind of – ghost,” Zuckerberg said during a recent interview with Joe Rogan.
Zuckerberg, who grew up with only sisters and now only has daughters, told Rogan that he wants women to succeed but doesn’t imagine that masculinity ought to be classified as “toxic” for that to occur.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers the keynote address during the annual Meta Connect event at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on September 25, 2024. (Reuters/Manuel Orbegozo/Reuters)
The tech billionaire credited martial arts with changing attitudes about masculinity, telling Rogan that connecting with male friends where they’ll “beat each other up” was a “positive experience” for him.
“I think there are benefits to a culture that celebrates aggression more that are really positive,” Zuckerberg added.
The Joe Rogan Experience episode premiered on the same day that Meta ended its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs.
The company reportedly cited changes in the “legal and policy landscape surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion efforts” in a memo from Meta’s vp of human resources, Janelle Gale.
“The term ‘DEI’ has also gained popularity, in part because some understand it as a practice that suggests preferential treatment of some groups over others,” Gale wrote in the memo.
Signage outside Meta’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on February 1, 2024. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
META ENDS CORPORATE DEI PROGRAMS
Additionally, Meta’s policy change included a mandate to remove tampons from men’s restrooms.
Meta also announced the end of its controversial fact-checking policy, with Zuckerberg stating that “it’s time to get back to our roots of free speech on Facebook and Instagram.” Fact-checking tools will likely be replaced with community notes which can be “X-like.”
The CEO also admitted that despite “good faith” attempts to “address concerns” about online disinformation, “censorship has been too strong” and called the recent presidential election a “cultural turning point.” He criticized fact-checkers for being “too politically biased” and said they “have destroyed more trust than they have gained.”
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg shows off Orion AR glasses while delivering the keynote address at the annual Meta Connect event at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, September 25, 2024. (REUTERS/Manuel Orbegozo)
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According to The New York Times, the tech giant will reportedly remove transgender and non-binary personalization themes from its Messenger app and alter its “hateful conduct” policies to permit criticism of gender identity.
Meta just isn’t alone on this cultural shift away from DEI policy. Following President-elect Trump’s decisive victory, large firms began rolling back their diversity programs.
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Fox News Digital’s Brooke Singman and Eric Revell contributed to this report.
