Zuckerberg warns he will cut ‘low performers’ as he looks to fire up to 5 percent of Meta staff: Report
The IndependentSign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Mark Zuckerberg, the co-founder of Facebook and CEO of its parent company Meta, told staff on Tuesday that it plans to cut its “low performers” sooner than expected, which could amount to five percent of staff, according to a new report. open image in gallery Meta announced that around five percent of its ‘lower performers’ would be cut sooner than expeced Meta is said to have already cut about the same number of of low performers during 2024, but has a target of 10 percent for its current “performance cycle”, which meant it was looking to “exit approximately another five percent of our current employees”. Zuckerberg said it was also stripping back its automated content moderation systems as it was removing too much content and this amounted to “censorship”, with the changes aiming to restore “free expression” on its platforms. In addition, the company has since said it would end its diversity, equality and inclusion programmes, and while appearing on Joe Rogan’s podcast, Zuckerberg said companies needed more “masculine energy”.