Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is leveraging his relationship with President Donald Trump to challenge Apple amid an ongoing tech rivalry. Sources familiar with the matter say Zuckerberg hopes that Meta’s strengthened ties with the White House will shift regulatory scrutiny away from his company and onto Apple. The rivalry stems from Apple’s 2021 iOS privacy update, significantly impacting Meta’s advertising business. Meta has been using internal moderators to censor employee criticism of the plan.
