A Meta spokesperson did not specify, when asked, how many staffers had been cut from its teams working on elections.
Instead, Meta said the social media giant had invested $16 billion in technology and teams since 2016 to protect its users.
For years, the social media giant has invested heavily in teams of personnel to root out sophisticated and coordinated networks of fake accounts.
In addition to its in-house team, Meta and other social media companies rely on tips from academics and other researchers who specialize in monitoring covert disinformation networks.
The launch of Threads even as Meta trims its disinformation-focused personnel comes at a turbulent and transformative time for those tasked with writing and implementing rules on social media platforms.
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