{
  "id": 16192890,
  "title": "Explained: Why is Meta creating a new class of non-voting shares amid its AI growth?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/explained-why-is-meta-creating-a-new-class-of-non-voting-shares-amid",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-23T13:29:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Economic Times Tech",
    "slug": "economic-times-tech",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/explainer-why-is-meta-creating-a-new-class-of-non-voting-shares-amid-its-ai-growth/articleshow/135147442.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Meta plans to create a new class of publicly traded non-voting stock, known as Class C shares, and distribute one Class C share for each existing Class A and Class B share - effectively splitting its stock two-for-one. The new shares are expected to begin trading in January 2027.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}