Dismissing Fact-Check, Diversity Policy... "Frauding Trump's Enthusiasm"

[Anchor]
Famous U.S. companies such as Meta, Amazon, McDonald's, and Walmart have scrapped a series of so-called "diversity policies" that realize consideration, equality and inclusion for minorities.

The reason why I joined the ranks of giving up corporate social responsibility is to win the favor of President-elect Trump.

Reporter Hwang Bo-sun reports.

[Reporter]
The most surprisingly transformed companies are Facebook, Instagram-owned social media company Meta.

First, the "third party fact check" system, which has been filtering fake news through 80 institutions since 2016, was abolished on the 7th.

Fact checkers have become so politically biased that they have destroyed more trust than they have created.

One more in three days (10 days).

This time, it informed employees that it was ending its "diversity policy," which is considered a corporate noblese oblige.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has foreshadowed such a turnaround since the end of the U.S. presidential election.

While visiting Trump's Florida home, he recruited Trump's closest aide and promoted a Republican figure to the chief executive.

President Biden expressed disappointment at this series of changes.

[Joe Biden / President of the United States] It's the complete opposite of what the United States values. Anyway, I think it's a shame.]

Amazon, the world's largest e-commerce platform, also dropped related programs, saying diversity policies are outdated.

Fast food company McDonald's and Walmart, the largest U.S. retailer, also announced that they will exit the diversity policy four years after it was introduced.

It seems to be changing on its own so as not to go against Trump's opposition to diversity policies, who has succeeded in retaking power.

This is YTN Hwang Bo-seon.

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