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Meta employees launch protest against mouse-tracking tech at US offices
Employees said the software is invasive and could help build bots as Meta prepares to cut 10% of its workforce.
- On Tuesday, Meta employees distributed flyers across multiple U.S. offices protesting the company's recently installed mouse-tracking software, with pamphlets appearing in meeting rooms and on vending machines.
- Growing anxiety over Meta's pivot toward an "AI-native" model fueled the protests, as staffers fear the tracking technology helps train systems to replace them ahead of a planned 10% workforce reduction.
- Citing the National Labor Relations Act, organizers labeled the workplace an "Employee Data Extraction Factory," asserting that "workers are legally protected when they choose to organize for the improvement of working conditions."
- In Britain, employees have launched unionization efforts through United Tech and Allied Workers , a branch of the Communication Workers Union, with organizers condemning "draconian surveillance."
- Meta spokesperson Andy Stone defended the program, stating the data provides "real examples" to improve AI agents, adding "there are safeguards in place to protect sensitive content and the data is not used for any other purpose.
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Meta employees launch protest against mouse-tracking tech at US offices
NEW YORK, May 12 (Reuters) - Meta META.O employees distributed flyers at multiple U.S. offices on Tuesday to protest the company's recent installation of mouse-tracking software on their computers, according to photos of the pamphlets seen
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