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Zuckerberg considered 'spinning Instagram out' over fears of US political headwinds

By Khushita Vasant and Chris May ( April 16, 2025, 00:34 GMT | Insight) -- Meta Platforms Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said he saw the writing on the wall when he suggested to a trusted circle of colleagues in 2018 that the company take the "extreme step of spinning Instagram out as a separate company" rather than have a hostile US government do it for them.Meta Platforms Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said he saw the writing on the wall when he suggested to a trusted circle of colleagues in 2018 that the company take the "extreme step of spinning Instagram out as a separate company" rather than have a hostile US government do it for them....

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