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Meta Plans 20% Staff Cuts – Company Response

Published March 16, 2026, 14:13
Meta Plans 20% Staff Cuts – Company Response

Meta is planning layoffs that could affect 20% of its staff, according to Reuters, in an effort to offset costly investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure. A date for the layoffs has not yet been set, nor has the exact size been finalized. Senior executives have informed other high-ranking employees and asked them to consider ways to reduce staff. Meta has made significant investments in the field of artificial intelligence, offering large compensation packages to attract top researchers. It plans to invest $600 billion in building data centers by 2028 and has acquired artificial intelligence companies, such as Manus. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has emphasized the efficiency benefits of these investments, stating that projects that previously required large teams are now completed by a single person. These layoffs would be the largest in the company's history, following the restructuring of 2022-2023. Meta laid off 11,000 employees in November 2022 and another 10,000 later. The company responded that the information is "hypothetical journalistic scenarios." Meta's moves reflect a broader trend among large American companies, particularly in the technology sector, to adapt to improvements in artificial intelligence systems and seek greater efficiency.