The companies are among the latest major corporations to alter their diversity programmes since Trump's re-election.

Some of America's biggest businesses have been scaling back their diversity initiatives, years after pushing for more inclusive policies in the wake of protests against the police killings of George Floyd and other Black Americans in 2020.

The move to cut DEI comes just days after Meta announced a move to move to community-based content moderation strategy on its platforms.

Amazon.com is ending some of its diversity and inclusion programs, the company said in a December memo to employees seen by Reuters on Friday.

Like Meta, Amazon is ending some of its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. In a memo sent last month, Candi Castleberry, Amazon’s VP of inclusive experiences and technology, said the company has been “winding down outdated programs and materials” related to its efforts around representation and inclusion,

The company said it is in the process of "winding down outdated programs and materials" as part of a broader review of hundreds of initiatives.