Meta’s DEI team will be cut under the new decision, according to the memo. The company also plans to end all equity and inclusion programs and instead focus on “how to apply fair and consistent

The memo, which was written by Janelle Gale, Meta’s vice president of human resources, said the company would replace DEI programs with ones “that focus on how to apply fair a

The end of the company's DEI efforts means that it will no longer use a "diverse slate approach," which it began implementing in 2015. According to a 2017 blog post on Meta's website about the strategy, it "sets the expectation that hiring managers will consider candidates from underrepresented backgrounds when interviewing for an open position."

Meta employees took to an internal forum, viewed by Business Insider, to speak out about the DEI rollback.

Among the changes, Meta is ending the company’s “Diverse Slate Approach” of considering qualified candidates from underrepresented groups for its open roles.

Meta’s vice president of human resources announced the company would cut its DEI team and end its goal of choosing business suppliers from “diverse-owned” businesses “effective immediately.”

Meta told employees Friday it will cut its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) team and roll back several related programs, marking another major shift in policy for the leading social media company.

Meta is making more significant changes, with the parent company of Facebook and Instagram on Friday saying it is ending a number of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. Moving forward, Meta will be focused on building "programs that focus on how to apply fair and consistent practices that mitigate bias for all,