San Francisco, February 28:┬аMark Zuckerberg's Meta has┬аreportedly fired 20 employees amid its ongoing layoffs rounds. The┬аsocial┬аmedia giant┬аdecided to take a punitive measure against these individuals who leaked confidential information outside.┬аMeta layoffs have affected hundreds of┬аindividuals this year, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg┬аsaid in an all-hands meeting last year that 2025 would be an 'intense' year.┬а

According to reports, Meta spokesperson Dave┬аArnold said that it was against┬аcompany policies to leak information, and the employees were told about this when they joined.┬аArnold also said that the employees were regularly┬аinformed and given periodic reminders not to leak information. The Meta spokesperson said that the intent did not matter for which they leaked the confidential details.┬аHP Layoffs: IT Giant Laying of More 2,000 Employees as Part of Restructuring, Cost-Cutting Plans.

Dave Arnold said that after conducting an┬аinvestigation, Meta┬аterminated 20 employees who were found to be sharing confidential information┬аoutside the company. He said the┬аcompany┬аwould continue to act against such acts whenever it identified them.┬а

Meta reportedly┬аstarted implementing policy changes and┬аtightening internal controls to prevent confidential┬аinformation from getting out.┬аThe Facebook parent┬аabolished DEI programmes and removed content moderation on social media platforms.┬аMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg┬аaddressed the issue of information getting leaked and┬аsaid┬аthat despite trying to be open, whatever he said got leaked. This was reportedly┬аin response to leaked information about a meeting shared by 404 Media.┬аAutodesk Layoffs: US-Based Software Giant To Cut 1,350 Jobs Amid Profitability Push and Investor Pressure, Say Reports,

Besides the terminations, the tech industry has been hit with┬аlayoffs this year, affecting┬аthousands of jobs. Companies including Microsoft, Google, HP, Autodesk, and others have started laying off employees to stay lean, restructure their businesses, focus on cutting costs and increasing profit, and advance in artificial intelligence (AI) developments.

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