Firing a portion of employees based on performance is a common practice in large American companies. A similar decision was announced at Microsoft last week, according to Business Insider, affecting less than 1% of the IT group’s employees.
Meta’s move, however, is part of a series of announcements aimed at transforming the social media giant in the era of Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
Last week, Mark Zuckerberg ended his fact-checking program in the United States, designed to combat misinformation on his platforms, and considered “censorship” against conservatives by the right American.
Instead of independent organizations, users will be able to add context to certain publications, such as on X, Elon Musk’s network.
-The manager also ended programs designed to promote staff diversity, and content moderation rules on Facebook and Instagram were relaxed: more insults and calls for the exclusion of women and LGBT+ people from institutions are now authorized.
These two decisions are also aligned with the political opinions of Donald Trump, who will be president again on Monday, and his ally Elon Musk.
