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Meta kills diversity programs, claiming DEI has become “too charged” | Meta claims it will find other ways to hire employees from different backgrounds.


Meta claims it will find other ways to hire employees from different backgrounds.

Meta has reportedly ended diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs that influenced staff hiring and training, as well as vendor decisions, effective immediately. It's another move by Meta that some view as part of the company's larger effort to align with the incoming Trump administration's politics. Earlier this week, Meta cut its fact-checking program, which was introduced in 2016 after Trump's first election to prevent misinformation from spreading.

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