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.

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.

The companies are among the latest major corporations to alter their diversity programmes since Trump's re-election.

Meta and Amazon became the latest companies to roll back DEI ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.

Amazon is winding down some DEI programs as part of a larger review amid growing pressures from activists and changing corporate priorities.

The move to cut DEI comes just days after Meta announced a move to move to community-based content moderation strategy on its platforms.

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.