Facebook Cancels Physical Events Through June 2021
Apr. 17, 2020In the same post, Zuckerberg sayssome of these events will be made virtualbut didn’t detail the plans just yet.Oculus Connect, however, is confirmed to be moved online.“In light of the evolving public health risks related to COVID-19, we’ve decided to shift Oculus Connect 7 to a digital format later this year.”,said Oculus in ablog post.
Like a majority of tech companies across the world, Facebook encourages its employees to work from home during this time of crisis. Zuckerberg says the companyurges a vast majority of Facebook employees to continue working from home at least until May.
Even when the workforce gets back in track, Zuckerberg says employees in a “vulnerable population” may be permitted to work from home at least through the summer. However, employees working on content moderation and review in areas like counter-terrorism or suicide and self-harm prevention, engineers working on complex and internal projects are expected to be back in the office sooner, considering the nature of their job.
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