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Meta continues to lay off staff in pursuit of efficiency. Photo: Bloomberg.

It is unclear how many Meta employees were affected by the latest round of layoffs. According to a Meta spokesperson, the company is seeking jobs for those who are laid off: “Today, several departments at Meta are undergoing changes to ensure resources are consistent with our long-term strategic goals and location strategy. This includes moving some teams to different locations and reassigning some employees to different roles.”

In X, Jane Manchun Wong – a former Meta employee – stated that her position was affected. Her LinkedIn profile revealed that she previously worked as a security engineer at Facebook's parent company.

Meta has undergone several rounds of layoffs in recent years. Prior to this, CEO Mark Zuckerberg declared that the pursuit of "efficiency" would be a permanent commitment. He launched the "Year of Efficiency" last year.

As of March, Meta had cut 22% of its workforce since its first major round of layoffs in late 2022, when the company laid off 11,000 people. In 2023, another 10,000 people lost their jobs and 5,000 positions were canceled.

According to The Verge and TechCrunch , this time, employees in recruitment, legal, design, Threads, Reality Labs, Instagram, and WhatsApp lost their jobs.

(According to Insider, The Verge)