Meta’s Teams Merge to Moderate Ads & User Content

September 14, 2022 By Jozeph P

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Meta says combining two integrity teams responsible for moderating content will boost efficiency, while the reports suggest the move is an effort to cut costs. The company reorganizing has given rise to fear in some workers over a possible layoff emerging over the horizon. A report from Axios refers to an internal memo stating the central integrity unit and the Business Integrity team will come together to increase efficiency. The above-stated units were responsible for moderating the ads and the content by the users on Meta. The company confirmed the report. Around 3,000 employees will be working under one roof run by Guy Rosen, Meta’s Chief Information Security Officer who headed the Central integrity unit. Meta

A Meta spokesperson said the company is “unifying these Integrity teams to leverage their shared learnings to more effectively and efficiently deliver on our commitment to protecting and supporting people and businesses across Meta’s platforms.” The spokesperson added that the main idea of the merger was to unify and optimize the integrity team for consistent performance and to share learnings. In addition, the company hopes the merging will integrate advanced tools and AI systems in both units. The company will bring the customers and the business support teams together with the theme of simplicity and unity. This step should bring solidarity to Meta’s products and services. Axios notes the merger means the company will use the same tools and standards to moderate content regardless of who posts the ad. Meta

The new team will have reconcilable policies for easy compliance with regulatory challenges. Luckily, Meta has not removed any jobs in the merge, which the employees have feared for some time now. But Meta has implied structural changes and layoffs throughout 2022. The company slashed hiring Engineers by 30% in June, and the senior company executives were told to identify the workers whose performance was poor. Meta’s financials speak volumes about the downturn. The company reported a decline in users in February 18 years of the social media platform. And in June, Meta said its first fall in revenue. It shows signs of cracking, with the employees worrying about their jobs being endangered.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a leaked Q&A round with the company workers, “If I had to bet, I’d say that this might be one of the worst downturns we’ve seen in recent history.” Zuckerberg even encouraged the non-performing employees to quit on their own so he would be saved from doing so. He added, “I think some of you might decide that this place isn’t for you and that self-selection is okay with me.” “Realistically, there are probably a bunch of people at the company who shouldn’t be here.” The problems faced by Meta are not one of their kind; Tesla, Robinhood, and Netflix have laid off employees recently in light of inflation and the lousy crypto market. Nor is this issue only with startups and crypto firms, but companies like Google have also indicated layoffs.

By Jozeph P

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