on may 16, 2017, while no public announcement was made several social media posts from both writers and editors across idg's editorial division indicated that widespread layoffs had occurred. the exact number is not known, but it is believed to be as many as 90, with claims that the layoffs most often affected senior editorial management and senior writers across all of idg's consumer and enterprise publications. the layoffs appear to be larger than a previous round of layoffs in 2014 after idg attempted to regroup following mcgovern's passing.