By Katie Paul and Juby Babu (Reuters) -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 companies are among the latest major corporations to alter their diversity programmes since Trump's re-election.

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

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 that includes hiring, training and picking vendors,

The changes come soon after the platform dropped fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram in the US, and mark a further right-wing shift Social media giant Meta announced Friday it is dismantling its diversity,