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“True systems-change work associated with DEI programs everywhere are no longer business critical or smart as they were in 2020,” a leader of the team wrote in an email sent to thousands of employees, which was viewed by Business Insider.
The team leader, whose identity BI has confirmed, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Many technology companies, including Microsoft, made commitments to improve diversity efforts after the 2020 murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer and the historic protests that followed.
Zoom laid off a DEI-focused team earlier this year, Bloomberg reported.
“Our D&I commitments remain unchanged,” a Microsoft spokesperson, Jeff Jones, said in a statement.
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