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Meta content moderator cuts over 2,000 jobs in Spain: union

Meta's third-party contractor Telus International terminated contracts affecting 2,059 content moderation jobs at its Barcelona hub in early May 2025.
This action followed Meta's late 2024 decision to scale back human moderation amid regulatory pressures and a shift to AI-driven systems.
The Barcelona center, operational since 2018 and one of Meta’s largest in Europe, specialized in reviewing content in Spanish, English, and Arabic to enforce community standards.
Meta reported a 71% drop in Q1 2025 earnings due partly to AI investments and tariffs, and CEO Zuckerberg criticized fact-checkers as politically biased, stating they have "destroyed more trust than they've created," especially in the U.S.
The layoffs mark a major change in Meta's moderation framework with implications for local economies and global operations, while unions secured high legal compensation and severance for affected workers.

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Sapo

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Spain: more than 2,000 Meta workers will be admitted

The release plan was decided after the contract was canceled which linked Telus, service provider in the country, to the Meta group, owner of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp. End of the verification program...

25 days ago·Portugal

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romaniatv.net

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Massive value of grants to an international company present and in Romania. Over 2,000 employees have been unemployed

More than 2,000 employees who moderated content for Facebook and Instagram in Spain will be granted by Telus International. The vast Val of concessions to an international company is also present in Romania. More than 2,000 employees have been unemployed for the first time in Romania TV.

25 days ago

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France Info

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More than 2,000 content moderators working for Meta licensed in Spain, announces a trade union

According to the organisation, this social plan was decided after the cancellation of the contract between Telus and Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.

25 days ago·Strasbourg, France

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NOS

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2,000 layoffs in Barcelona as Facebook and Insta deploy fewer moderators

In January, parent company Meta announced that it would be less strict about what people post on Facebook and Instagram. According to Spanish unions, this will cost the jobs of over 2,000 people who were involved in this. They do not work for Meta itself, but for a Canadian company, Telus, which checks posts in various languages for Meta in Barcelona. Last month, it was announced that Meta no longer wants to use Telus' services. In Barcelona, Du…

25 days ago·Netherlands

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El Pais

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Agreement in the ERE to dismiss 2,000 workers from Meta's moderation company in Barcelona

Company and unions sign this Monday the dismissal of almost the entire staff, who will receive a compensation of 33 days per year worked

26 days ago·Spain

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Telus closes agreement for ERE in Barcelona: work impact on Meta moderators

The Canadian multinational Telus Digital has reached a pre-agreement with the trade union representatives to execute an Employment Regulation Record (ERE) that will result in the dismissal of 2,059 content moderators at its headquarters in the Torre Glòries in Barcelona. This adjustment, which affects the virtually totality of the template dedicated to the moderation of content for Facebook and Instagram, occurs after the decision of Meta, matri…

23 days ago

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