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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Joanna Partridge

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Uk meta staff concerned over scrapping of factcheckers and dei programmes - What They Never Told You

The logo of Facebook-owning tech company Meta
The scrapping of third-party factcheckers and DEI policies came days after owner Mark Zuckerberg appeared on Joe Rogan’s podcast and said workplaces require more ‘masculine energy’. Photograph: Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images

UK staff at Facebook owner Meta feel “concerned” and “let down” about the company’s decision to scrap factcheckers and diversity, equity and inclusion programmes, the trade union representing UK tech workers has warned the firm.

The Prospect union, which represents a growing number of UK Meta employees, has written to Meta to express staff concern about the impact of the controversial decisions by chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg.

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