The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Information / Computing 63 - Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and other information service activities 63.9 - Web search portal activities and other information service activities 63.9 - Web search portal activities and other information service activities
120 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
28 July 2025
Employment effect (start)
28 July 2025
Foreseen end date
Description
Eyeo, the German company behind Adblock and Adblock Plus, has announced that it will cut about 120 positions worldwide.
The layoffs will affect employees at the headquarters in Berlin, Germany, as well as staff distributed across 30 countries globally. Beyond the Berlin HQ, the company operates with a remote-friendly or remote–first setup, instead of maintaining local offices in each country. The restructuring programme includes cutting around 40% of its global workforce, primarily affecting support functions. The company maintains profitable operations through its core ad-filtering business while investing in privacy technology development.
Employee feedback cites concerns over communication, limited severance, and the impact on career development, with reports of some staff being dismissed even during earned sabbaticals.
Founded in 2011, Eyeo employs over 300 employees across 30 countries worldwide.
Digitisation and automation technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), can affect working conditions in a variety of ways and their use in the workplace raises a host of new ethical concerns.
The retail banking sector is fertile ground for studying the impacts of digitalisation on work and employment. Financial services are increasingly provided online, without the intermediary of customer-facing institutions.
European labour markets have recovered strongly from COVID-19. By the end of 2021, little more than 18 months after the start of the pandemic, employment rates in the EU were almost at pre-crisis levels.
