Mark Lemley, a Stanford professor and prominent Bay Area lawyer, dumped Meta as a client in its legal battle over copyrights after Zuckerberg's policy changes.

A lawyer representing Meta in a copyright case said he was dropping the company as a client due to CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s “descent into toxic masculinity.” The move comes as employees and associates of the social media company grapple with their founder’s apparent attempts to pivot rightward before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next week.

A lawyer representing Meta in an intellectual property lawsuit said he has dropped the tech giant as a client over Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to scrap fact-checking on his social media platforms. Mark Lemley,

Mark Lemley, who represented Meta in a copyright case, said he was no longer working for Mark Zuckerberg's company following its recent policy changes.

Lawyer and Stanford professor Mark Lemley said he's dropping Meta as a client over what he said was the company and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's "descent into toxic masculinity and Neo-Nazi madness." Lemley shared his harsh words and reasoning in a Bluesky thread and on LinkedIn on Monday.