https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/feb/07/peter-thiel-meta-facebook-board-resign > Thiel, a major donor to the Republican party, was seen by critics as part of the reason why Facebook did not censor Trump > Peter Thiel, the co-founder of PayPal and Palantir Technologies, is stepping down from the board of Facebook’s parent company, Meta, after 17 years.