On February 13, after Facebook's parent company Meta Platforms Inc. advised Mark Zuckerberg, tech investor and conservative political advocate Peter Thiel will step down as a director of the company after the May 2022 shareholder meeting. Thiel, 54, was an early investor in Facebook and joined the board in 2005. People close to him said Thiel plans to ramp up political support for former President Donald Trump's agenda during the 2022 election.
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