SCOOP: Meta is merging its content moderation teams for ads and user posts into one unit under Meta's chief information security officer.
Meta is merging its business integrity unit, the team that moderates ad content, with its central integrity team, which moderates users' posts, according to an internal memo obtained by Axios.The merger of the two departments will drive efficiencies at a time when Meta is looking toIt will also combine Meta's customer support efforts so that everyday users and businesses receive the same treatment.
The central integrity team that oversees user posts was already under Rosen's purview. The business integrity team will move over to Rosen's team from a separate business product group within the company.posted last month, employees posted questions to Meta's internal message board asking how the changes would affect their teams and whether there would be layoffs.it plans to reduce hiring and cut costs as revenue growth begins to slow.
It also means that Meta will be held to the same standards for content moderation across both types of content.