Meta terminates major DEI programs, Axios reports

Meta is abandoning major DEI programs, including for hiring, training, and selecting suppliers, effective immediately, Axios’ Mike Allen and Sara Fischer report, citing a new employee memo. The move comes amid the company’s efforts to make inroads with the incoming Trump administration, the authors say, noting that Meta said it was making the change because the “legal and policy landscape surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in the United States is changing.”