https://www.siliconvalley.com/2022/11/14/facebook-meta-tech-jobs-economy-chops-jobs-area-layoff-menlo-park/ > MENLO PARK — Facebook app owner Meta Platforms has decided to chop thousands of jobs in the Bay Area, a fresh round of painful tech layoffs that will jolt five cities in this region, state labor officials report. > All told, the owner of the Facebook app disclosed plans to jettison 2,564 jobs in the Bay Area, according to official notices sent to the state’s Employment Development Department.