A agency contracted by Meta just lately advised dozens of its employees that their work for Facebook “was soon being taken away,” in accordance with a from Insider. The cuts have an effect on about 60 workers of Accenture, a agency that oversees groups of Facebook moderators and different contractors.

The causes for the cuts are unclear as employees weren’t given an evidence for the adjustments. According to Insider, employees had been knowledgeable of the information throughout a swiftly scheduled video name throughout which anonymous Accenture representatives advised the contractors they’d been chosen “at random” by way of an algorithm.

Facebook declined to remark to Insider and an Accenture rep denied that “layoff actions” had taken place. Affected employees had been reportedly advised they may reapply and interview for brand new roles inside the agency.

The cuts come as Meta faces unprecedented challenges to its enterprise amid an financial downturn and hits to its promoting enterprise. The firm, which just lately reported for the primary time in its historical past after shedding billions of {dollars} on its digital actuality division, has already drastically plans and advised managers to weed out . The firm additionally reduce a few of its famously extravagant worker perks, like onsite laundry service, earlier this 12 months. Meta workers are reportedly involved that the corporate might slash its workforce by as a lot as although the corporate has thus far denied it has plans for mass layoffs.