After the end of the data verification program in the US, Meta plans to cut 5% of its workforce, according to Bloomberg

Mark Zuckerberg has begun a “purge” of sorts at Meta. Bloomberg notes The executive plans to dispense with approximately 5% of the workforce of the social network. Those affected will be those employees who did not meet performance expectations. After the cut, the company intends to hire new employees to fill the vacant positions.

“I have decided to be more demanding in performance evaluation and accelerate the dismissal of employees with poor performance,” said the CEO of Meta in an internal statement seen by the aforementioned media. The text also points out that cuts for poor performance usually occur within a year, but now they are taking a much “broader and faster” approach.

Meta will lay off thousands of employees

The social media giant has not revealed an exact figure on the cuts, but if we take into account that in September 2024 it had about 72,000 employees, the measure could mean more than 3,500 layoffs. Although the internal announcement was made public this Tuesday, employees will have to wait to find out if they are part of the reduction plans.

Notifications will begin arriving on February 10 for staff in the United States, and at a later date for those working from other locations. Let us remember that in addition to North America, Meta has offices in Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia. In all cases, affected employees have been promised “generous compensation.”

The latest staff cut comes in times of change for the social network. Zuckerberg’s decision to dismantle his third-party fact-checking program in favor of community notes in the United States It has had a great impact. Some people have expressed concern about the measure, including several employees of Meta itself.

“The recent elections seem to mark a cultural shift towards restoring freedom of expression as a priority. Therefore, we are going to return to our basic principles and focus on reducing errors, simplifying our policies and promoting free expression on our platforms,” said the executive. in a video posted a week ago.

We will have to wait to see how the situation in Meta evolves this year. The company also seeks to strengthen itself in areas that transcend social networks by 2025. As it has publicly stated on several occasions, it is allocating resources to promoting the development of artificial intelligence and smart glassess.

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