Meta is slashing 5% of its workforce, targeting low performance. The layoffs could impact 3,600 employees. Affected employees are expected to be notified by Feb. 10. Meta plans to cut 5% of its workforce,

The move comes just after Mark Zuckerberg announced Meta would eliminate fact-checking.

Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is preparing to cut about 5% of its global workforce, as the company looks to drop "low performers faster". In a memo to staff, boss Mark Zuckerberg said he had made the decision to speed up the firm's regular performance-based cuts in anticipation of an "intense year".