Based on news reporting.
Meta Platforms Inc. said it would lay off about 8,000 employees, roughly 10% of its workforce, in May. A group of 26 Meta employees has sued the company, alleging it used internal AI systems, keystroke and activity-monitoring data, AI token-usage dashboards and algorithmically assisted performance rankings to select people for those layoffs and that the process disproportionately targeted employees on medical, parental or family leave. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Oakland, California. The article centers on claims that AI-driven tools were used in determining who would be part of the announced workforce reduction.
Meta Platforms, Inc. cut 8,000 jobs as of July 16, 2026.
That is roughly 11% of the 72,404 people Meta Platforms, Inc. employs.
LayoffTalk has tracked 103 layoff events at Meta Platforms, Inc. since October 2023, affecting a combined 103,421 employees.
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