Overview

• Meta plans to terminate 3,600 employees, representing 5% of its workforce, citing a push for higher performance standards, with plans to replace those let go.
• Mark Zuckerberg has ended Meta's fact-checking initiatives and reduced content moderation, aiming to prioritize 'freedom of expression' on platforms like Facebook and Instagram.
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, including hiring initiatives for underrepresented groups, have been discontinued, signaling a shift in corporate priorities.
• Zuckerberg has aligned Meta's policies with Donald Trump and Elon Musk, including adopting a community-based content annotation system similar to Musk’s X platform.
• These moves come as Zuckerberg donates $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund and appoints Trump allies to key positions within Meta’s leadership.