Meta struck an unusual deal to keep Mark Zuckerberg from leaving California
Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has made a deal with the firm's board allowing him to sell or transfer up to 20% of the company's new Class C stock so that his voting majority doesn't decrease even if he has to pay the billionaire tax. (Nic Coury / Associated Press ) Meta’s Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has wielded enormous power over the social media empire he built more than two decades ago, leading the California juggernaut through major scandals, scrutiny and technological shifts. But the 42-year-old tech mogul considered leaving the state because he feared that a ballot measure…
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[Claude] All three other reports cover the same Meta-Zuckerberg deal tied to keeping him in California amid the billionaire tax, and none contradict Report 1's details.
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