Meta to cut 5% of jobs and shed "low performers faster"

The company will shed roughly 3,600 roles but plans to backfill the roles later in the year.

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In a memo to staff, boss Mark Zuckerberg said he had made the decision to speed up the firm's regular performance-based cuts in anticipation of an "intense year".

He said the company would "backfill" the roles later in 2025.

The company, which employs about 72,000 people globally, did not say how the cuts would be distributed around the world.

Workers in the US who are affected will know by 10 February, according to Mr Zuckerberg's memo. Those outside the US will be informed "later".

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