Meta employees are currently at risk of layoffs. Find out what is going on behind the scenes at the company below!
What Did Mark Zuckerberg Change at Meta?
CEO Mark Zuckerberg is putting an end to Meta’s “fact-checking” program in favor of “community notes.” Instead of non-partisan professionals fact-checking misinformation online, users now must agree on how to rate content. The company has also put an immediate end to its diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
Are Layoffs Happening at Meta?
In January 2025, Meta employees were sent an internal memo about the company’s “plans to lay off up to 5 percent of its employees. In the email, Mark wrote, “I’ve decided to raise the bar on performance management and move out low-performers faster. We typically manage out people who aren’t meeting expectations over the course of a year, but now we’re going to do more extensive performance-based cuts during this cycle,” according to The New York Times, …