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8,000 Meta Layoffs Start May 20—What To Do Now Before Losing Your Job

The company is also planning deeper layoffs later this year as it seeks to offset rising artificial intelligence infrastructure costs, Reuters reported.

  • On May 20, Meta plans to cut nearly 8,000 employees, representing roughly 10% of its global workforce, according to Reuters.
  • To offset rising artificial intelligence costs, Meta is reorganizing teams within Reality Labs and moving engineers into a new Applied group focused on AI development.
  • Meta employed nearly 79,000 people as of Dec. 31, while other major companies including Amazon have announced similar reductions, with Amazon cutting around 16,000 jobs in January.
  • Additional layoffs are planned for the second half of the year, though Previously, a Meta spokesperson called earlier 20% reduction reports a speculative report about theoretical approaches.
  • FREE SPEECH EROSION CEO Mark Zuckerberg has invested billions in artificial intelligence as Meta vows appeal of 'LANDMARK' social media verdicts amid the strategic pivot.
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Meta plans to slash roughly 8,000 jobs next month: report

According to a report, Meta is preparing to cut thousands of jobs as early as next month, with more layoffs expected later this year. Here's what to know.

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Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, will begin on May 20 the first wave of mass layoffs that will affect approximately 8,000 employees, about 10% of its global workforce. CEO Mark Zuckerberg informed workers that the company plans to make additional cuts during the second half of the year. The decision is part of a restructuring focused on allocating more resources to the development of artificial intelligence capabilit…

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Reuters reported on the 18th (local time) that Meta plans to lay off approximately 8,000 employees in the middle of next month. Considering that Meta's total workforce stood at about 79,000 as of last December, this represents a massive restructuring equivalent to 10% of the total. Meta has carried out restructuring on more than three occasions this year alone, including the downsizing of the "Reality Labs" team, which was primarily responsible …

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조선일보 broke the news on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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