Abstract visualization of employee data being captured and fed into AI while workforce shrinks

Meta Is Recording How You Work So It Can Fire You: The MCI-Layoff One-Two Punch

Four days. That’s the gap between Meta announcing 8,000 layoffs and Reuters revealing that the company is recording every keystroke, mouse movement, and screen action its employees make — to train AI that does their jobs. You can’t make this stuff up. The Timeline That Says Everything April 17: Reuters reports Meta plans to cut 10% of its 78,865-person workforce starting May 20, with more cuts planned for late 2026. ...

April 23, 2026 · 4 min · DBBS Tech