Meta Platforms (META) is ending its workplace diversity programs.
Meta made the announcement in a memo to staff, saying that ahead of president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20 it plans to cancel several internal programs designed to increase the company’s equity, diversity and inclusion (DEI).
Specifically, Meta Platforms is ending its “Diverse Slate Approach” of considering qualified candidates from underrepresented groups for open positions.
The company is also ending a diversity supplier program and equity and inclusion training programs.
Meta’s DEI team is being disbanded and the company’s Chief Diversity Officer will move into a new role focused on staff engagement.
The end of Meta’s DEI policies and programs is the latest change at the social media company ahead of Trump’s return to the White House.
In recent weeks, Meta has announced plans to end fact-checking on its social media platforms that include Facebook and Instagram.
The technology giant has also appointed Republican Joel Kaplan as its global affairs head and named Dana White, CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), to its board of directors.
Meta chief executive officer (CEO) Mark Zuckerberg has also met with Trump in-person and pledged that Meta will donate $1 million U.S. to the president-elect’s inaugural fund.
Meta Platforms’ stock has risen 68% in the last 12 months and currently trades at $615.86 U.S. per share.
