Meta will no longer take DEI considerations into account for purposes of hiring, training and picking suppliers, according to Axios.

Citing a changing "legal and policy landscape," social media giant Meta is ending its corporate diversity, equity and inclusion program, according to a leaked internal company memo published on Friday.

The memo announcing the change cites the Supreme Court’s recent affirmative action decision as a motivating factor.

Facebook owner Meta Platforms and Amazon.com are winding down diversity programs ahead of Republican Donald Trump's return to the U.S. presidency as conservative opposition to such initiatives grows louder.

The move to cut DEI comes just days after Meta announced a move to move to community-based content moderation strategy on its platforms.

In less than two weeks, Meta has scrapped its US fact-checking programme, elevated prominent Republican Joel Kaplan to be its chief global affairs officer and elected Mr Dana White, chief executive officer (CEO) of Ultimate Fighting Championship and Trump’s close friend, to its board.