Meta Employees Protest Tampon Removal from Men’s Bathrooms in Response to Policy Shifts

Mark Zuckerberg’s rollback of DEI initiatives and promotion of 'masculine energy' sparks subtle employee resistance at Meta.

Meta removed sanitary products from men’s bathrooms as part of broader policy changes under CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Employees have responded with quiet acts of defiance, including bringing their own tampons to restock the bathrooms and circulating a petition to reinstate them.
Zuckerberg has publicly advocated for a workplace culture embracing 'masculine energy,' claiming it balances corporate environments.
The company has also loosened content moderation rules, scaled back diversity initiatives, and ended third-party fact-checking in the U.S.
These changes reflect a rightward shift in Meta’s leadership, coinciding with Zuckerberg’s attendance at Donald Trump’s second-term inauguration.