Meta, the company owning Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, is immediately shuttering its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs across all its platforms, saying the “legal and policy landscape surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in the United States is changing.” This comes on the heels of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s trip to meet President Trump at Mar-a-Lago ((Bending the Knee: Now Mark Zuckerberg Makes the Pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago), a $1 million contribution to Trump’s inaugural fund (Oh, Please: Zuckerberg Kicks in $1 Million Peace Offering to Trump’s Inauguration Fund ), and his stunning announcement on Tuesday that he was abolishing Meta’s use of “fact checkers” (WHOA: Meta Ends Fact-Checking As Zuckerberg Vows to Restore Free Expression on Facebook).
In a memo to employees, Meta vice president of human resources Janelle Gale…
