--- format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1" id: "6ea82d64b413e23fd2af984373c523adbc0b368aa979031a5de61c956e8f73e7" canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/6ea82d64?lang=en" title: "Meta Plans Nonvoting Stock to Protect Zuckerberg Control During AI Spend" lang: "en" requested_lang: "en" available_langs: ["en","vi"] translation_fallback: null fallback_fields: [] published_at: "2026-10-21T19:39:00.000Z" category: "Industry" topics: ["meta","funding","agent"] source_urls: ["https://marketbrief.now/business/meta-plans-nonvoting-stock-to-protect-zuckerberg-control-during-ai-spend-9535c9a4","https://huggingnews.com/business/meta-plans-nonvoting-stock-to-protect-zuckerberg-control-during-ai-spend-9535c9a4","https://x.com/lizrhoffman/status/2112988010618737036","https://x.com/BullTheoryio/status/2113000070618677350","https://x.com/FirstSquawk/status/2112999122265653369","https://x.com/zerohedge/status/2112997812749447190","https://x.com/StockMKTNewz/status/2113000338902901104","https://x.com/TheStalwart/status/2112998672505983416"] summary: "Meta may sell new shares on Wednesday to fund its artificial intelligence infrastructure, according to Semafor. The proposed plan involves creating a class of equity with no voting rights, allowing Meta to raise capital for acquisitions, specialized chips, and engineering talent without reducing CEO Mark Zuckerberg's proportional influence over the firm. The Wall Street Journal also reported on the strategy, and the proposal could be formally announced alongside Meta's quarterly earnings report later this week." --- # Meta Plans Nonvoting Stock to Protect Zuckerberg Control During AI Spend > [Open the canonical story]() **Published:** 2026-10-21T19:39:00.000Z **Category:** Industry **Topics:** meta, funding, agent ## Summary Meta may sell new shares on Wednesday to fund its artificial intelligence infrastructure, according to Semafor\. The proposed plan involves creating a class of equity with no voting rights, allowing Meta to raise capital for acquisitions, specialized chips, and engineering talent without reducing CEO Mark Zuckerberg's proportional influence over the firm\. The Wall Street Journal also reported on the strategy, and the proposal could be formally announced alongside Meta's quarterly earnings report later this week\. ## Sources - [Story source]() - [Story source]() - [Story source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Story source]() - [Supporting source]()