Instagram has laid off staff at the management level by cutting 60 technical program manager roles, The Information reported.
The affected workers have two months to apply for other positions inside the organization. If they are unable to find another position inside the organization after the two months, their employment will end.
A former employee of Instagram mentioned in a LinkedIn post that some technical program managers would be asked to “re-interview for PM roles,” or project management positions.
According to The Information, Instagram has also informed staff members of a product team restructure, deciding to establish three new areas of concentration for the group responsible for assisting users in creating and disseminating content on the social media platform. Creation, Creators, and Friend Sharing are the three new areas of attention.
Instagram will now put more of an emphasis on promoting content creators who are most likely to encourage teen interaction on the site as a result of the adjustments.
It’s hardly shocking that Instagram wants its staff to concentrate on producers who can draw in adolescent audiences, but the shift coincides with a lawsuit filed by more than 40 states against Meta, claiming that the company’s services are harming the mental health of its younger users.
