Overview

• Meta will cut 3,600 employees, about 5% of its workforce, as part of performance-based layoffs, with plans to backfill positions by the end of 2025.
• The company is easing restrictions on hate speech and ending its third-party fact-checking program in favor of a crowd-sourced content moderation system.
• Brazilian authorities have raised concerns over Meta's policy changes, stating they may conflict with the country's laws on protecting fundamental rights.
• Meta has eliminated its diversity, equity, and inclusion program, along with diversity hiring goals, and shifted its content moderation team to Texas.
• Critics, including Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, have condemned the changes, citing increased risks of abuse and misinformation on Meta's platforms.