Meta and Amazon ax diversity programs

Amazon and Meta scale back DEI initiatives, joining growing list of employers
The Big Tech giants join a growing list of employers, including Walmart and McDonald’s, that are re-evaluating their diversity, equity and inclusion policies and initiatives, while Costco and Apple are doubling down on their DEI initiatives.
Meta and Amazon scale back diversity initiatives
The companies are among the latest major corporations to alter their diversity programmes since Trump's re-election.
Meta and Amazon ax diversity programs ahead of Trump inauguration
Meta Platforms and Amazon are both rolling back diversity and inclusion (DEI) efforts, the latest in a string of major U.S. companies to withdraw from such work ahead of the White House comeback of Donald Trump, who has long railed against “woke” policies and diversity.
Amazon Scales Back Diversity Programs Amid Activist Pressure and Corporate Shifts
Amazon.com Inc. is scaling back some diversity and inclusion initiatives amid growing activist pressure on U.S. corporations to end such programs. Amazon’s vice president of Inclusive eXperiences and Technology,
Amazon is ending some diversity and inclusion programs
Amazon.com is ending some of its diversity and inclusion programs, the company said in a December memo to employees seen by Reuters on Friday.
Meta ends diversity programs, joining McDonald's, Walmart and others
Meta confirms Axios report that the company is is axing its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, including for hiring and training.
Meta Nixes Diversity and Inclusion Program as It Prepares for Second Trump Administration
Joining companies such as John Deere and Walmart, Facebook and Instagram’s parent company Meta Platforms Inc. is getting rid of its diversity, equity and inclusion program, a company spokesperson conf
Meta, Amazon scale back diversity programs ahead of Trump inauguration
Facebook owner Meta Platforms and Amazon.com are winding down diversity programs ahead of Republican Donald Trump's return to the U.S. presidency as conservative opposition to such initiatives grows louder.
Meta abandons racial diversity programmes as Zuckerberg woos Trump
The changes come soon after the platform dropped fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram in the US, and mark a further right-wing shift.
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First DEI And Now Amazon Silently Removes Protective Policies For Black And LGBTQ+ Employees
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Amazon to roll back diversity and inclusion efforts
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Amazon cuts mentions of DEI and LGBTQ rights from public policies
The online retailer removed commitments to supporting transgender rights and the safety of Black customers and employees from ...
Amazon curbs some DEI programs
Amazon is now the latest company to curb some of its DEI programs, Bloomberg reports, after Meta announced that it, too, is ending its diversity efforts earlier on Friday. An internal memo that was ...