Earlier this month, Insider reported, Menlo Park-based Meta halted hiring new positions in "almost every team" for the rest of 2022, citing the Ukraine invasion and Apple's heightened privacy measures along with the larger economy for its downturn. The Verge explained Wednesday that the freeze will largely affect engineering roles in more niche teams, including Facebook's gaming, commerce and children's messaging platforms. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg assured staffers that the company would not have to conduct layoffs — at least for now.