The company said in an internal memo that the cuts are needed to run more efficiently and offset other investments. It will also cancel plans to hire for 6,000 open roles.

Facebook parent Meta is planning to lay off approximately 8,000 employees and eliminate another 6,000 open roles as it seeks to reduce costs.

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The layoffs come as no shock, for months Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been doubling down on his claims that AI could reshape the company’s workforce. During Meta’s January earnings call, he described 2026 as “the year that AI starts to dramatically change the way that we work.”

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Meta Platforms plans to cut 8,000 jobs and freeze hiring for 6,000 roles, aiming for structural efficiency amid its AI expansion. Severance packages and future layoffs are also detailed.

In the latest round of tech industry job cuts, Meta is laying off about 8,000 workers and Microsoft is offering buyouts to a similar number.

The social media giant plans to cut its workforce. But this difficult move could be exactly what the market needs to see to buy into the company's heavy spending plans.