Meta says it has laid off some employees, including staff at WhatsApp And Instagram, to realign its resources with its “strategic goals.” A Meta spokesperson confirmed in a statement that some teams were making changes to align with their long-term goals and location strategy.

One of them is software engineer Jane Manchun Wong, who shared the performance and functionalities of social apps before joining Meta in 2023. Wong informed her followers about the impact of layoffs by sharing her situation on Threads, which is an expression of personal anguish.

Meta has begun laying off employees across various departments, including WhatsApp, Instagram, and Reality Labs, according to people familiar with the matter. Rather than a mass, companywide layoff, these smaller cuts seem to coincide with reorganizations of specific teams.