Peter Thiel, an early Facebook investor, is stepping down from Meta board
Billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel is stepping down from the board of Facebook's parent company Meta.
Monday's announcement comes after Meta's stock price dropped 26 percent last Wednesday and the social media giant reported that last quarter, for the first time in its history, it lost daily users.
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Thiel is an enthusiastic supporter of former President Donald Trump, donating to his campaigns and serving as an adviser during his presidency. He now plans on spending the next several months doing what he can to help elect J.D. Vance, a Republican running for Senate in Ohio, and Blake Masters, a Republican running for Senate in Arizona, a person familiar with Thiel's plans told The Wall Street Journal. Masters is president of the Thiel Foundation, while Vance is a partner at a venture capital fund that has invested alongside Thiel.
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