Meta Platforms said it has appointed C.J. Mahoney, a seasoned legal executive with a career in both the technology sector and the US government, as its new chief legal officer.
Mahoney was previously Microsoft’s senior legal executive and deputy U.S. trade representative during President Donald Trump’s first term, according to his LinkedIn page.
“C.J. brings world-class legal expertise, passion for frontier technology, and deep insight into the global regulatory challenges facing our industry,” Zuckerberg said in a statement.
Meta’s former chief legal officer, Jennifer Newstead, announced late last year that she would leave the social media company to join Apple as general counsel in March.
The appointment comes at a time when Meta faces criticism from advocacy groups and lawsuits alleging the company failed to protect young users from harmful content or misled them about the psychological harm from its platforms.
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