Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently appeared on Joe Rogan’s podcast where the two discussed changing the corporate culture in a wide-ranging interview.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is done with “culturally sterilized” elements of corporate America and is embracing “masculine energy” as DEI programs falter.
“It’s one thing to say we want to be kind of welcoming and create a good environment for everybody, and I think it’s another thing to basically say ‘masculinity is bad,’ and I just think we’ve shifted culturally to that part of the — kind of — spectrum,” Zuckerberg said during his 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 think masculinity needs to be categorized as “toxic” for that to happen.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers a keynote speech 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 credits martial arts for changing his heart when it comes to masculinity, telling Rogan that having something with his male friends where they can “beat each other up” has been a “positive experience” for him .
“I think having a culture that celebrates aggression a little more has its merits that are really positive,” Zuckerberg added.
The release of the Joe Rogan Experience episode came on the same day Meta ended its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs.
The company reportedly cited changes in the “legal and political landscape surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion efforts” in a memo from Meta’s vice president of human resources, Janelle Gale.
“The term ‘DEI’ has also become loaded, in part because it is understood by some to be a practice that suggests preferential treatment of some groups over others,” Gale wrote in the memo.
Sign outside Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on February 1, 2024. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
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Additionally, Meta’s policy overhaul included an order to remove tampons from men’s restrooms.
Meta also announced an end to its controversial fact-checking policies, with Zuckerberg saying “it’s time to return to our roots of free expression on Facebook and Instagram.” Fact checkers will be replaced by Community Notes that are “X-like”.
The CEO also admitted that, despite trying “in good faith” to “address concerns” about misinformation online, there was “a lot of censorship” and called the recent presidential election a “cultural turning point.” He criticized fact-checkers for being “too politically biased” and said they “destroyed more trust than they gained”.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg introduces the Orion AR Glasses during a keynote speech during the annual Meta Connect event at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on September 25, 2024. (REUTERS/Manuel Orbegozo)
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The tech giant will reportedly remove transgender and non-binary personalization themes from its Messenger app and change its “Hate Conduct” policies to allow criticism of gender identity, according to The New York Times.
Meta is not alone in this cultural shift away from DEI policies. Big companies are starting to scrap their diversity programs after President-elect Trump’s landslide victory.
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Fox News Digital’s Brooke Singman and Eric Revell contributed to this report.
