Amazon just joined Meta, Walmart and a host of other firms in trimming back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives amid activist pressure to end the programs.

Amazon is halting some of its diversity and inclusion programs, a move that coincides with activist pressure on U.S. companies to abandon efforts to build a more diverse workforce.

The companies are among the latest major corporations to alter their diversity programmes since Trump's re-election.

Some of America's biggest businesses have been scaling back their diversity initiatives, years after pushing for more inclusive policies in the wake of protests against the police killings of George Floyd and other Black Americans in 2020.

A significant reversal from two of the biggest companies in the world. Instagram & Facebook's parent company Meta and Amazon now both rolling back their diversity and inclusion initiatives. NBC News’ Emilie Ikeda reports.

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