Meta’s blog post also said it would “reverse mission creep” in rules and policies.
He added: “It’s not right that people can speak on TV and in parliament but not on our platforms.”
The move comes as technology companies and their executives prepare for President Trump’s inauguration on January 20th.
Several CEOs have publicly congratulated Trump on his return to the presidency, with some, including Zuckerberg, visiting Trump’s Mar-a-Lago mansion in Florida in November to meet with the president-elect. Mehta also donated $1 million to President Trump’s inaugural fund.
“The recent election feels like a cultural tipping point in favor of free speech again,” Zuckerberg said in a video Tuesday.
Mehta informed the Trump campaign of the policy change before the announcement, The New York Times reported.external.
Mr Kaplan’s appointment as the company’s president of international affairs, replacing former Liberal Democratic Party deputy prime minister Sir Nick, has also been interpreted as a sign of a change in the company’s approach to moderation and a change in its political priorities. .
The company also announced Monday that Dana White, an ally of President Trump and chairman of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, will be joining its board of directors.
Kate Kronick, an associate professor at St. John’s University School of Law, said the changes reflect “a trend that seems inevitable over the past few years, especially since Mr. Musk’s acquisition of Company X.”
“The private governance of speech on these platforms is increasingly becoming a political issue,” she told BBC News.
Companies have previously faced pressure to build trust and safety mechanisms to deal with issues such as harassment, hate speech and disinformation, but now there is a “sharp retreat in the opposite direction”. He added that it is in the middle of the day.
