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Facebook owner Meta to cut 10,000 jobs in second round of layoffs

Meta Platforms Inc has struggled with a post-pandemic slump in advertising spending [File: Peter DaSilva/Reuters]

Meta Platforms has announced it will slash a further 10,000 jobs in a second round of mass layoffs as the Big Tech industry braces for a deep economic downturn.

The Facebook-parent company said on Tuesday that it will reduce the size of its recruiting team and make further cuts in its tech groups in late April, and then its business groups in late May.

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