Facebook and Instagram owner Meta to lay off another 10,000 staff globally

CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the new cuts would take place over the coming months with longer timelines for international teams.

In its earlier round of cuts, Meta slashed 11,000 workers in what was its first-ever major layoff. The layoffs included 350 workers in Ireland. Picture: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

Meta is to cut 10,000 additional jobs and will close around 5,000 open roles that it has yet to fill in another round of cuts aiming to make the tech giant leaner.

The world’s largest social networking company already made a 13% reduction in staff numbers in November. In its earlier round of cuts, Meta slashed 11,000 workers in what was its first-ever major layoff. The layoffs included 350 workers in Ireland.