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Meta Follows Elon Musk’s Lead, Moves Staffers to Billionaire-Friendly Texas

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Meta has announced it will move its trust and safety teams to Texas .

Mark Zuckerberg says the move will remove the concern that biased employees are censoring content.

President-elect Trump praised the move, saying it was probably made in response to his threats against Zuckerberg .

Texas is one of two states with a law forbidding moderation of content on social media platforms.

X has changed its terms of service so that any lawsuits against the company must be brought in Texas .

A federal judge in Texas refused to throw out the case in August 2024 .

Meta is facing an antitrust lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission , which a friendly administration could see fit to toss.

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