Mark Zuckerberg’s creative plan to pay California’s proposed billionaire tax without losing control of Meta

What the coverage shows

Most outlets frame the story as Meta arranging a stock or share deal that would help Zuckerberg handle a possible California wealth tax while keeping him tied to the state, with the Guardian, BBC, South China Morning Post and Wired all highlighting the stay-in-California element. The New York Times and Los Angeles Times add more on Zuckerberg’s leverage and Meta’s board concerns, while CNBC uniquely uses the deal to point toward the broader wealth-tax debate. Engadget is the outlier here, focusing instead on Zuckerberg’s comments about Muse and Meta’s next phase rather than the tax deal.

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