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The tech giant Meta on Friday ended its major Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs effective immediately, joining a growing group of companies supporting DEI initiatives.
Axios reported citing a memo to Meta employees explaining that the company is shutting down immediately DEI program to hire, train and select suppliers.
The company told employees that “the legal and policy landscape surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion efforts is changing” in a memo from Meta’s vice president of human resources, Janelle Gale, according to the report by Axios.
Meta confirmed the Axios report in response to an inquiry from FOX Business.
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Gale’s memo noted recent Supreme Court decisions that have the effect of “signaling a shift in how courts will approach DEI,” which contributed to the change.
“The term ‘DEI’ has also come under fire, in part because some understand it as a practice that suggests preferential treatment of some groups over others,” Gale wrote in the memo reported by Axios.
| Ticker | security | last | to change | % change |
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| TARGET | META PLATFORMS INC. | 629.19 | +18.47 |
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Meta’s announcement comes after it announced earlier this week that it would end your fact-checking program.
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta said the company plans to replace them with X-like community notes.
