Meta to drop 120 contracted jobs in Ireland from October

The content moderation roles at Facebook owner are being moved abroad

Meta: a spokeswoman for Facebook’s owner confirmed that it was restructuring its content moderation operations in Ireland. Picture: Shutterstock

Facebook-owner Meta is moving around 120 roles from Ireland to other countries as part of a restructuring of its content moderation team, the Business Post can reveal.

It is understood that contracted staff working on quality control and enforcement at the office run by Covalen in Sandyford have been told in recent weeks that their roles will no longer be required from October.

The social media giant employs thousands of people around the world to ...