Meta, DEI

Meta employees react after the rollback of DEI programs — both for and against
Meta employees took to an internal forum, viewed by Business Insider, to vent disappointment and anger over DEI roll back.
Meta disbands diversity team and says DEI has become ‘charged’
The move follows Meta’s recent content moderation overhaul that removes restrictions on topics like immigration and gender.
Meta to end diversity programs ahead of Trump inauguration
Meta Platforms is ending its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, including those for hiring, training and picking suppliers, it said in a memo to employees posted on an internal company forum on Friday.
Leaked memo: Meta rolls back its DEI programs
Meta is the latest company to back away from DEI in the wake of a backlash, legal challenges, and the reelection of Donald Trump as US president.
Scoop: Meta rolls back DEI programs in latest bow to Trump
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is terminating major DEI programs, effective immediately — including for hiring, training and picking suppliers, according to a new employee memo obtained by Axios. Why it matters: The move is a strong signal to Meta employees that the company's push to make inroads with the incoming Trump administration isn't just posturing,
Meta ends corporate DEI programs
Meta announced that it's ending its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs effective immediately in the wake of court rulings casting doubt on corporate DEI policies.
Meta joins companies rolling back some DEI policies
McDonald's announced earlier this week that the company would end some initiatives centered on diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI.
Read the memo: Meta announces end of its DEI programs
Meta on Friday announced to employees its plans to end a number of internal programs designed to increase the company’s hiring of diverse candidates.

Meta, Facebook and Instagram

Facebook owner Meta kills DEI in latest nod to Trump and MAGA movement
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta is canceling its diversity programs, the latest political maneuver to align with the ...
Mark Zuckerberg named in lawsuit over Meta’s use of pirated books for AI training
Authors, including Ta-Nehisi Coates and Sarah Silverman, allege Meta's illegal use of copyrighted materials to build AI ...
Meta Removes Third-Party Fact Checkers Over ‘Bias’ Fears
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that third-party fact checkers will be replaced by "community notes" on Facebook and ...
Meta deals a blow to fact-checking. Critics says politics is to blame.
When PolitiFact won a Pulitzer in 2009, it put fact-checkers on the map. Donald Trump’s MAGA movement gave them plenty of ...
Brazil gives Meta 72 hours to explain changes to fact-checking program
Brazil's government will give Meta until Monday to explain the program, Solicitor General Jorge Messias said on Friday.
How Meta’s New Hate Speech Rules Could Impact Creators And Audiences
Meta’s content moderation overhaul is likely to expose creators to more unjust punishment, over-censorship and potentially ...
We Were Censored By Meta; We’re Taking Them to the Supreme Court
The headline from Politico’s “Playbook” would have been unthinkable eight years ago: “Meta sends Trump a friend request.” ...