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Fortune
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

Pinterest cracks down on dissent, fires engineers for an internal layoff tool as AI shake-ups keep employees on edge and in line

(Credit: Patrick T. Fallon—AFP)

Pinterest fired two employees who created a tool for tracking the company’s layoffs in a move that highlights how power has largely shifted from employees back to employers in corporate America.

Pinterest last week announced it would lay off less than 15% of its workforce and shed office space as part of a restructuring running through the end of September that will reallocate resources to AI-focused roles and AI products, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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