As per a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report, one of the employees inquired about Peretti's plans for countering "inevitable legal issues" involving the company's visual work produced by illustrators, photographers, and art directors as well as content covered by U.S. copyright.
"Though BuzzFeed is a profitable company, we don't have the resources to support another two years of losses," said Peretti announcing his decision to lay off 47 HuffPost employees.