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Meta employees are currently at risk of layoffs. Find out what is going on behind the scenes at the company below!<\/p>\n
What Did Mark Zuckerberg Change at Meta?<\/h2>\n
CEO Mark Zuckerberg<\/a><\/strong> is putting an end to Meta\u2019s \u201cfact-checking\u201d program<\/a> in favor of \u201ccommunity notes.\u201d 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.<\/p>\n In January 2025, Meta employees were sent an internal memo about the company\u2019s \u201cplans to lay off up to 5 percent of its employees. In the email, Mark wrote, \u201cI\u2019ve decided to raise the bar on performance management and move out low-performers faster. We typically manage out people who aren\u2019t meeting expectations over the course of a year, but now we\u2019re going to do more extensive performance-based cuts during this cycle,\u201d according to The New York Times<\/em><\/a>, who obtained the statement.<\/p>\n The letter continues to state that new hires will be replacing the old ones this year. The email explained that the reasoning behind the upcoming layoffs would be to make sure that he had the \u201cstrongest talent,\u201d and the opportunity to get new employees a shot. He also noted that the workers who will be laid off, will get \u201cgenerous\u201d severance packages. According to Bloomberg<\/a>, in September the company employed about 72,000 people. 5 percent of that amount would be 3,600 people, whose jobs are on the line.<\/p>\n In December 2024, Meta experienced several outages across Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, according to CNBC<\/a>. Meta took to X, formerly know as Twitter, to address the issues and the company wrote: \u201c[We] are aware that a technical issue is impacting some users\u2019 ability to access our apps. We\u2019re working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible and apologize for any inconvenience.\u201d In March 2024, Meta\u2019s apps also had a two-hour outage, that affected more than 100,000 users.<\/p>\n \n\t\t<\/div>\nAre Layoffs Happening at Meta?<\/h2>\n
Why Has Meta Experienced Several Outages?<\/h2>\n