Meta (formerly Facebook) and Amazon are reducing their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, citing a changing legal and policy landscape and pressure from conservative groups. Meta is ending its dedicated DEI team, while Amazon is reviewing and winding down outdated programs. These moves come as both companies seek to appease conservative voices, particularly in light of Donald Trump's upcoming presidency.
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Meta will no longer have a dedicated team for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, and Amazon says it is 'winding down outdated programs and materials' Ahead of the inauguration of United States President-elect Donald Trump, Meta and Amazon have begun winding down their diversity programs due to growing conservative opposition to initiatives like it. Facebook owner Meta is ending its diversity, equity, and inclusion programs , it said to employees in an internal memo on Friday, January 10. These programs include those for hiring, training, and picking suppliers. Meta will no longer have a dedicated team for DEI programs. Its chief diversity officer Maxine Williams will take on a new role “focused on accessibility and engagement,” according to the memo., Janelle Gale, Meta’s Vice President of Human Resources, was quoted as saying in the memo: “The legal and policy landscape surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in the United States is changing.” Over at online shopping platform Amazon, management sent out an internal memo in December saying it was in the process of “winding down outdated programs and materials” as part of a broader review of other initiatives.For Meta, the scaling back of its DEI program is the latest of the company’s initiatives that appear to court Trump, days before his inauguration on January 20.tapped Republican Joel Kaplan to lead its global policy team, and elected Dana White, a close friend of Trump and CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, to its board.from democracy watchdogs around the world.The social media giant, led by Mark Zuckerberg, has been trying to appease Trump, who before criticized Meta’s political content policies and even threatened Zuckerberg with imprisonment. In December, Meta announced a $1-million contribution to Trump’s inaugural fund. Wall Street and Silicon Valley have also pledged donations. Even as the United States has long been characterized by its diversity, conservative groups have denounced DEI programs in companies and threatening to sue over them, emboldened by a US Supreme Courtthat struck down affirmative action policies in two universities’ admissions decisions. Meta’s Gale pointed to recent SC decisions that “ a shift” in how US courts may approach DEI programs in the future.
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