Meta workers protest AI tracking as layoffs loom and software captures keystrokes and clicks

Screenshots and keystrokes may feed AI agents before layoffs

Meta employees are protesting a new monitoring system that captures occasional screenshots and logs mouse movements, clicks, and keystrokes to “teach” AI. The rollout comes days before Meta’s planned 10% layoffs on May 20, raising fears of surveillance and shrinking worker autonomy. Meta says the data is needed for real computer-use examples, while UK staff push unionization.