Facebook contractors have been fired by an algorithm. Numerous moderators apparently received instructions to apply again for a different position with a third-party labor supplier or find another job.
According to Business Insider on Thursday, Accenture, an Irish-US company that provides contract workers for Facebook, has informed roughly 60 individuals doing hourly jobs for the digital giant that their contracts are set to expire. Some alleged that they were informed that an algorithm had chosen them to be fired.
Accenture gave the bad news about the impending layoffs during a video meeting on Tuesday and a follow-up call the following day, according to the news source. As per reports, the employees were informed that their current contracts with Facebook, which changed its name to Meta last year, would expire on September 2.
People had to reapply for jobs with Accenture, according to representatives, and there was no certainty they would be hired. According to the arti...
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