April 19, 2025 · Political Spectacle & Unusual Conduct

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White House Easter Egg Roll Adds Corporate Sponsors Amazon, Meta and YouTube

The 2025 White House Easter Egg Roll, held April 21, featured corporate sponsorship for the first time in the event's history. Amazon, Meta and YouTube were among the sponsors, alongside the New York Stock Exchange and...

April 11, 2025 · Corruption, Ethics & Self-Dealing

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Meta Adds Former Trump Adviser Dina Powell McCormick to Its Board

On April 11, 2025, Meta announced that Dina Powell McCormick, along with Stripe co-founder Patrick Collison, would join its board of directors effective April 15. Powell McCormick had served as deputy national security...

January 29, 2025 · Information Integrity, Press & Democratic Norms

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Meta Pays $25 Million to Settle Trump Lawsuit Over Suspended Accounts

In late January 2025, Meta agreed to pay $25 million to settle a four-year-old lawsuit brought by Donald Trump over the suspension of his social media accounts following the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. Of that sum...