Meta won’t let staff discuss topics like abortion, gun control and vaccines at work

Employees at Meta were instructed not to discuss sensitive issues such as abortion, gun control, pending legislation, and vaccine efficacy at work. Fortune reported on the changes, citing a leaked internal memo from Meta’s head of people, Lori Goler. A Meta spokesperson confirmed the report to TechCrunch.

“As Mark recently mentioned, we need to make a number of cultural shifts to help us deliver on our priorities,” Goler wrote in a company memo, according to Fortune. “We’re doing this to keep internal conversations respectful, productive, and focused.” This comes with the trade-off that we will no longer allow for every type of expression at work, but we believe this is the right thing to do for our internal community’s long-term health.” When a draught Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade was leaked in June, Meta took a similar stance.