Meta Platforms Confirms No New Layoffs Planned in 2026 Amid Ongoing Internal Restructuring

Meta has officially stated that it has no plans to implement new performance-based layoffs. Consequently, the company is denying online rumours that it may resume workforce reductions that are associated with employee ratings. According to a representative from Meta who talked with a news outlet, the most recent modifications were small-scale and not a component of a larger plan.

An official from the corporation clarified that these are isolated incidents unrelated to company-wide policies. For instance, he said that unlike previous years, Meta is not doing any 5% low performers.

Meta Putting Rest to Layoff Rumours

After multiple news outlets claimed in early 2025 that performance-linked layoffs might become a yearly occurrence, the clarification signals a change in strategy. Meta mentioned at the time that it might evaluate performance in the future and fire underachievers based on that evaluation.

Meta said it was concentrating on workers ranked poorest in performance evaluations when it laid off about 5% of its staff last year. The most recent remarks follow the firm's ongoing restructuring of many business functions. Reportedly impacting over a thousand workers, Meta cut employment in its Reality Labs section by approximately 10% last month.

Meta is balancing long-term bets with near-term cost discipline, and Reality Labs, where the company's virtual and augmented reality ambitions are housed, has been an area of significant investment but has also been subject to increasing scrutiny.

India’s Apex Court Warns Meta

On February 3, the Supreme Court strongly cautioned Meta Platforms, a multinational technology corporation, and its messaging service WhatsApp. SC stated that, according to WhatsApp's privacy policy for 2021, they are not permitted to disclose user data for advertising reasons. Meta was informed that the continuation of the sharing of WhatsApp user data for advertising would not be tolerated by a bench consisting of the Chief Justice, Justice Joymalya Bagchi, and Justice Vipul Pancholi.

Meta is required by the court to submit an affidavit in which it promises categorically that it will not exploit WhatsApp user data for marketing objectives. SC cautioned that the dismissal of its lawsuit might occur from a failure to comply. Having said that, the court has not yet issued any negative ruling. Concerns about privacy and competition arose in India as WhatsApp's 2021 policy permitted the take-it-or-leave-it exchange of user data with parent firm Meta.

This data included phone numbers, device information, and interactions with business accounts. Competition Commission of India (CCI) investigators looked into the policy and fined the company for abuse of a dominating position because of these worries. According to the Chief Justice, the Supreme Court would not let Meta divulge any information at all. A resounding message must be sent; Meta must not trifle with the rights of this nation.

The chief justice went on to say that Meta cannot use data sharing as an excuse to violate India's right to privacy. The concept of constitutionalism is being ridiculed. SC asked that the customers pay Meta to do this. Customers are stuck with the brand since it has established a monopoly.