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Meta Cancels DEI Programs

Meta ends its DEI programs as Zuckerberg blasts Biden on Joe Rogan

Meta is ending its diversity, equity and inclusion programs, known as DEI, the company said Friday, becoming the latest company to pull back from such practices in the wake of pressure from conservative critics and customers.

NBC News on MSN · 13h

Meta announces end of its DEI programs. Read the memo.

Among the changes, Meta is ending the company’s “Diverse Slate Approach” of considering qualified candidates from underrepresented groups for its open roles.

Mashable on MSN · 11h

DEI programs at Meta are done, company says

The end of the company's DEI efforts means that it will no longer use a "diverse slate approach," which it began implementing in 2015. According to a 2017 blog post on Meta's website about the strategy, it "sets the expectation that hiring managers will consider candidates from underrepresented backgrounds when interviewing for an open position."

Meta, Biden

The New York Times · 8h

Biden Calls Meta’s Ending of Fact-Checking Program ‘Shameful’

President Biden criticized Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, on Friday for deciding to abandon its fact-checking program on Facebook and Instagram, calling it a “shameful” decision that undermines America’s commitment to telling the truth.

CNN on MSN · 12h

Brazil gives Meta 72 hours to explain changes to fact-checking program

Brazil’s government will give Meta until Monday to explain the changes to its fact-checking program, Solicitor General Jorge Messias said on Friday.

Yahoo · 9h

Biden slams Meta’s decision to get rid of fact-checking in wide-ranging Q-and-A with reporters

President Joe Biden said Friday that Meta’s decision to get rid of fact checkers and replace them with user-generated community notes is “really shameful” as he answered questions from reporters on a number of subjects following a speech on the economy.

Meta went MAGA

The New York Times · 15h

Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Sprint to Remake Meta for the Trump Era

After visiting President-elect Donald J. Trump in November, Mr. Zuckerberg decided to relax Meta’s speech policies. He asked a small team to carry out his goals within weeks. The repercussions are just beginning.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Why Meta went MAGA: Inside Mark Zuckerberg's reset with Donald Trump

With Republicans back in control of both chambers of Congress and calling for new regulation of Big Tech, the Meta CEO is realigning with Trump.

Yahoo · 16h

Meta's right turn on red: Zuckerberg turns toward MAGA

All these moves indicate a rightward shift for Meta, as Zuckerberg joins the other leaders of Big Tech trying to curry favor with the president-elect and his cohort. A more free-s

Meta, Amazon scale back diversity programs

CBS News on MSN · 11h

Meta ends diversity programs, joining McDonald's, Walmart and others

Meta confirms Axios report that the company is is axing its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, including for hiring and training.

Reuters · 11h

Meta, Amazon scale back diversity programs ahead of Trump inauguration

Facebook owner Meta Platforms and Amazon.com are winding down diversity programs ahead of Republican Donald Trump's return to the U.S. presidency as conservative opposition to such initiatives grows louder.

Yahoo · 14h

Meta abandons racial diversity programs in further right-wing shift

Social media giant Meta announced Friday it is dismantling its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs across the company, marking another major shift in strategy as it aligns with politically conservative priorities.

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Is your company’s board ‘Trump friendly’? Meta’s appointment of UFC chief Dana White marks a new era of politicized boardrooms

Meta's appointment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO to its corporate board could kick off a new trend.

The fallout of Meta’s content moderation overhaul

Meta overhauled its approach to US moderation on Tuesday, ditching fact-checking, announcing a plan to move its trust and ...

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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 ...

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Facebook owner Meta kills DEI in latest nod to Trump and MAGA movement

Meta is canceling its diversity programs and its civil rights VP has resigned. Amazon.com also said it would roll back some ...

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Mark Zuckerberg Praises 'Masculine' Corporate Energy After Meta's 'DEI' Policy Reversal

Zuckerberg's comments on the "culturally neutered" corporate world arrive as Silicon Valley billionaires try to curry favor ...

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