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Sources: Meta's move to track how employees use their computers to train AI caused such a strong reaction that a follow-up note was posted internally acknowledging “there has been a lot of concern about this." sources.news/p/metamates-...

sources.newsMetamates freak out at becoming training data"How do we opt out?" Inside Meta's employee tracking backlash.

22/4/26, 6:22 am9 reposts31 likes

Alex Heath

@alexeheath.com

22 Apr

“This makes me super uncomfortable. How do we opt out?” asked one employee, to which he was told he can't. Another said the tracking program is "really antisocial and is going to be extremely bad press for the company."

Alex Heath

@alexeheath.com

22 Apr

Sources say a first wave of mass layoffs at Meta is set to begin imminently. Reuters reported that this next cut will be approximately 8,000 people or 10% of the company, but I’m told by multiple sources that the total cuts this year will likely be substantially higher.