Meta Scraps DEI Amid Broader Corporate Retreat From Diversity Policies

Meta is overhauling its DEI initiatives, ending diversity-focused hiring and supplier programs, citing shifting legal and policy landscapes.
Meta Scraps DEI Amid Broader Corporate Retreat From Diversity Policies
Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington on Jan. 31, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Facebook parent company Meta is reversing its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and practices with immediate effect, a spokesperson confirmed to The Epoch Times, with the change following a wave of similar corporate rollbacks across the United States.

Meta is dropping DEI practices used in hiring, development, and procurement services, according to an internal memo by Janelle Gale, the company’s vice president of human resources, which was posted on Meta’s internal Workplace platform and obtained by Axios. A Meta spokesperson confirmed the accuracy of Axios’ reporting on the memo and declined to share the document directly in response to a request from The Epoch Times.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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