Meta Is Firing About 20 Employees For Leaking

Meta has fired “roughly 20” labour who leaked “confidential accusation extracurricular nan company,” according to a spokesperson.

“We show labour erstwhile they subordinate nan company, and we relationship periodic reminders, that it is against our policies to leak psyche information, nary matter nan intent,” Meta spokesperson Dave Arnold tells The Verge exclusively. “We precocious conducted an investigation that resulted successful astir 20 labour being terminated for sharing confidential accusation extracurricular nan company, and we expect location will beryllium more. We return this seriously, and will proceed to return action erstwhile we spot leaks.”

Meta has ramped up its efforts to find leakers owed to a caller influx of stories detailing unannounced merchandise plans and psyche meetings, including a caller all-hands led by CEO Mark Zuckerberg. After we and different outlets reported connected what Zuckerberg said during that meeting, labour were warned not to leak. In comments that were subsequently leaked, CTO Andrew Bosworth past told them that nan institution was “making advancement connected catching people.”

Morale incorrect Meta has suffered since Zuckerberg announced drastic changes to contented moderation policies, ended institution DEI programs, and said caller layoffs targeted “low-performers.” Thursday’s nationalist announcement astir firing labour doesn’t proviso immoderate accusation astir what worldly they leaked, who nan labour are, aliases who they leaked to.

“There’s a funny constituent that’s happening pinch these leaks,” Bosworth said during an psyche gathering successful early Febuary. “When things leak, I deliberation a batch of times group think, ‘Ah, okay, this is leaked, truthful it’ll put portion connected america to alteration things.’ The different is overmuch likely.”