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SUMMARY:Breakout session two: Is DEI officially dead?
DESCRIPTION:In 2024\, diversity\, equity and inclusion (DEI) programmes a
 t some of the world’s largest companies began to unravel one by one. At 
 the beginning of 2025\, both Meta and Amazon announced that they too wou
 ld scale back their DEI programmes. But\, in what is perceived by many a
 s a further assault on the DEI initiative\, Meta went further\, by intro
 ducing new hate speech guidelines as part of a broader shift in its mode
 ration policies. In Meta’s own words ‘We’re getting rid of a number of r
 estrictions on topics like immigration\, gender identity and gender that
  are the subject of frequent political discourse and debate’\, thereby f
 reeing billions of social media users to post a wide array of derogatory
  remarks on subjects such as race\, nationality\, ethnic groups\, sexual
  orientation and gender identity. It seems that the term ‘DEI’ has becom
 e ‘charged’\, with many perceiving it as an approval of ‘preferential tr
 eatment for certain groups over others’. Others maintain that DEI compli
 ance has been reduced to a checkbox exercise\, lacking a genuine commitm
 ent to foster real equity in the workplace. So\, what is the future for 
 DEI? Together with a panel of experts\, we will attempt to explore and h
 opefully answer some of these questions\, including the role of lawyers 
 in navigating this evolving DEI landscape.\n
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