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Amazon is now the former company tocurb some of its DEI programs , Bloomberg reports , after Meta announced that it , too , is ending its diversity efforts earlier on Friday .

An internal memo that was sent to staffers said that the company was looking to wind down outdated programme and materials as part of a review of its current opening move .

“ Rather than have single groups build programs , we are focusing on programs with proven consequence — and we also drive to foster a more truly inclusive culture , ” Candi Castleberry , a aged human resources executive , wrote in the memorandum .

Amazon joins companionship like Meta and Microsoft that have started to reverse prior committedness to diversity , equity , and inclusion . The Information reported Friday that Amazon update its corporatewebsite to seemingly background DEIand also remove a Emily Post from 2021 that expressed a focus on DEI.The news comes as tech company — and their leaders — prepare for an approaching presidential organisation thatis likely to be unfriendly toward DEI , concord to Bloomberg .

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