Following similar actions by Amazon, McDonald’s, Walmart and Ford, Meta’s decision to dismantle its DEI initiatives is a caution about the dangers of oversimplifying complex issues.

Meta will no longer take DEI considerations into account for purposes of hiring, training and picking suppliers, according to Axios.

Facebook owner Meta Platforms and Amazon.com are winding down diversity programs ahead of Republican Donald Trump's return to the U.S. presidency as conservative opposition to such initiatives grows louder.

The move to cut DEI comes just days after Meta announced a move to move to community-based content moderation strategy on its platforms.

Apple’s board said a conservative think tank's proposal seeking to force it to abolish DEI initiatives was an inappropriate effort to restrict its business operations.

Meta and Amazon are both axing their diversity programs, adding their names to a growing list of firms across corporate America making similar moves in anticipation of Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

A significant reversal from two of the biggest companies in the world. Instagram & Facebook's parent company Meta and Amazon now both rolling back their diversity and inclusion initiatives. NBC News’ Emilie Ikeda reports.

The companies are among the latest major corporations to alter their diversity programmes since Trump's re-election.