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.

The Big Tech giants join a growing list of employers, including Walmart and McDonald’s, that are re-evaluating their diversity, equity and inclusion policies and initiatives, while Costco and Apple are doubling down on their DEI initiatives.

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

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

Meta and Amazon became the latest companies to roll back DEI ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.

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.

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.