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BuzzFeed cuts 35% of staff, laying off about 180 workers

Published 29 July 2026

BuzzFeed, the digital media company, announced a major restructuring this week, laying off approximately 35 percent of its workforce in a move to cut costs and pursue profitability. The cuts eliminate about 180 employee and contractor roles across BuzzFeed, its news site HuffPost, and its recipe publisher Tasty.

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