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New: Some former staffers are finding it incredibly difficult to get rehired at Meta, sometimes finding out about their ineligibility through third-party staffing agencies rather than the company itself. Some managers at Meta are also running into systemic barriers trying to rehire former employees.

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I sometimes get asked by journalist friends in India whether having a non-US accent is a problem when it comes to reporting in this country, and so far, the answer is a resounding no. It hasn’t mattered at all.

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Meta's Chief Technology Officer said that employees who don't agree with its policy changes should "quit" or "consider working elsewhere."

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Several Meta people have reached out recently to chat. Many of are unsure about how to engage with reporters and still be private. Here's our guide to sharing information securely. Use a non-work device. Signal is the best. I'm at +1408-905-9124. Our reporting is only possible because of you.

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🚨 Scoop: Several Meta employees who said they received positive performance ratings in their mid-year reviews last year had their jobs cut Monday. @businessinsider.com spoke to eight terminated employees, some of whom said they felt "blindsided" by today's terminations.

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I'll be working from Equator Coffees near Meta's Burlingame campus on Monday 2/10 post 9 AM PT. Hit me up on Signal at +1408-905-9124 if you want to meet up in person. Happy to take a walk along the Bay Trail and chat Meta or anything else on your mind privately. maps.app.goo.gl/huKbrYg8CmFQ...

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New: Meta employees are bracing for job cuts. "Mark is creating fear," one employee said. "He's creating a culture where you have to be loyal to him or else." Another one said that Meta right now "feels like living in a George Orwell novel." More details about how the cuts will happen in the story.

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It appears DOGE staffer Marko Elez will be reinstated after he was linked to posts saying "I was racist before it was cool" and "normalize Indian hate."

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New with @sydneykbradley.bsky.social: Ex-Meta director sues the tech giant, alleging a "toxic pattern of silencing women."

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Meta's CTO said the metaverse could be a 'legendary misadventure' if the company doesn't boost sales, a leaked memo shows.

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Mark Zuckerberg said that Meta missed TikTok's rise because it didn't seem "social" enough, in a leaked recording of an all-hands meeting that @businessinsider.com obtained.

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New: Mark Zuckerberg tipped his hat -- once again -- to Elon Musk over fact-checking and Community Notes: 'I'm not afraid to admit when someone does something better'

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New: Both Trump and Musk bet that aggressive workforce cuts, relentless productivity demands, and a culture of loyalty and long hours can reshape institutions. The question is whether Musk's playbook, which left Twitter financially shaky and culturally fractured, can work for the US government.

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New: Both Trump and Musk bet that aggressive workforce cuts, relentless productivity demands, and a culture of loyalty and long hours can reshape institutions. The question is whether Musk's playbook, which left Twitter financially shaky and culturally fractured, can work for the US government.

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Just another day in Silicon Valley (spotted in Mountain View today)

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Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth told employees in an internal post that the company is seeing "massive sales growth in wearables."

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Meta workers, I'm keen to hear about internal reactions to DeepSeek or discuss anything else on your mind. My Signal for secure communication is +1408-905-9124. Encrypted email at [email protected]. iMessage: +1857-753-3949.

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We're all DeepSeek correspondents now.

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Meta is beginning to test ads on Threads. This marks the company's first attempt to generate revenue from its X/Twitter competitor. Meta executives have spent recent weeks reassuring advertisers about the company's decision to relax content moderation policies and end its fact-checking program.

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New: Meta’s decision to loosen content moderation policies and scale back fact-checking hasn’t led to the backlash many expected. Instead, engagement has held steady — and even grown in key areas, according to surprising new data.

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Interesting timing | Amazon resumes new US green card applications for foreign workers, leaked memo shows businessinsider.com/amazon-reope... via @businessinsider.com

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Sorry, are eggs ever going to cost less than $10 now?

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Meta executives try to reassure advertisers after CEO Mark Zuckerberg's free speech makeover.

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There’s so much misinformation and fearmongering on social media platforms today after the inauguration, particularly among communities who are in the US on visas. Stick to getting your information from trusted sources like coughlegacy mediacough only.

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Probably a good time for me to finally start using TikTok.

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What happened when India banned TikTok.

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It's never Friday on the Meta beat. New with Kelsey Vlamis | Mark Zuckerberg praises Sheryl Sandberg after a report said he blamed her for an inclusivity program at Facebook.

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Send me tips, thoughts, insights, and story ideas at [email protected]. Reach me securely on Signal at +1408-905-9124 and WhatsApp/iMessage at +1857-753-3949. @businessinsider.com welcomes Pranav Dixit as correspondent covering Meta.

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Meta is copying Amazon's ruthless approach to workforce management: systematically pushing out under-performers. The message is clear: If you're not building the future, you might just be history. Thanks to @laszlobock.bsky.social for his insights! www.businessinsider.com/meta-adopts-...

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NEW: Meta has quietly dismantled the system that prevented misinformation from spreading in the United States. Machine-learning classifiers that once identified viral hoaxes and limited their reach have now been switched off, Platformer has learned www.platformer.news/meta-ends-mi...

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New: Meta could make performance-based job cuts an annual practice, a leaked memo we saw suggests. If you're a Meta employee, reach out securely and privately on Signal at +1408-905-9124.

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New: Read the internal Meta memo telling managers how the upcoming performance-based job cuts at the company will work. If you're a Meta employee, chat with me privately and securely via Signal at +1408-905-9124. Your identity is safe with me.

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Meta is planning to make performance-based cuts to its workforce, ⁦Business Insider has learned. Meta employees, my Signal for secure outreach is +1408-905-9124. Your identity is safe with me. www.businessinsider.com/meta-perform...

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New for @businessinsider.com: A $30 million campaign to free social media from billionaire control is now underway. Free Our Feeds aims to create independent infrastructure around the AT Protocol, the open source protocol that powers @bsky.app. www.businessinsider.com/free-our-fee...

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Just wrapped up my first week at @businessinsider.com with four stories — three of them scoops: 📝 Scooped an emergency meeting held by Meta's fact-checkers bit.ly/4g9S8pX 🔊 Scooped leaked audio that revealed new details about the end of the fact-checking program. bit.ly/42f36al (thread continues)

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Scoop with @jyotimann.bsky.social: Meta's chief marketing officer says he's worried "too much censorship is actually harmful." Meta employees, my Signal for secure and private communication is +1408-905-9124. www.businessinsider.com/meta-cmo-voi... via @businessinsider.com

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A three-hour Mark Zuckerberg interview with Joe Rogan just dropped... www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k1e...

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Meta posted an internal memo rolling back its DEI programs. Read the leaked memo here.

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Extremely insightful thread from the person who designed Facebook’s original content policy.

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Mark Zuckerberg says users may leave Meta after fact-checking shutdown for 'virtue signaling' www.businessinsider.com/mark-zuckerb... via @businessinsider.com

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🚨Meta's US fact-checking partnerships will officially end in March. Payments to partners will continue through August. Details were revealed during a private IFCN meeting attended by more than 150 members, the audio of which was obtained by Business Insider. www.businessinsider.com/meta-cuts-fa...

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Oh my god

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🚨Scoop: The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) has convened an emergency meeting of its members tomorrow following Meta's announcement that it will end its third-party fact-checking partnerships in the US. www.businessinsider.com/metas-fact-c...

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Dana White, UFC CEO and Trump ally, to join Meta's board of directors.

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Today is my first day @BusinessInsider covering all things Meta. If you have tips or story ideas, email me at [email protected]. If you're a current or former employee, reach me securely on Signal at +1408-905-9124 or [email protected]. Your identity is safe with me.

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