Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has fired 20 employees after they were found leaking confidential company information to the media.
The dismissals come just weeks after comments made by Zuckerberg and other senior executives during internal meetings surfaced in news reports.
Confirming the firings, a Meta spokesperson stated, “We inform employees when they join the company, and we provide periodic reminders that leaking internal information—regardless of intent—violates our policies.”
The company warned that further dismissals could follow, emphasizing, “We take this seriously and will continue to take action when leaks are identified.”
Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, has faced internal unrest since introducing policy changes that some critics argue align with the incoming Trump administration.
These changes include scrapping diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and replacing fact-checking efforts with a community-driven system similar to X (formerly Twitter).
Amid the frequent breaches, Zuckerberg reportedly told employees he would be less transparent moving forward.
“We try to be really open, and then everything I say leaks. It sucks,” he said during a meeting—only for those remarks to be leaked as well.
In response, Meta issued a company-wide memo warning that leaking internal information would result in termination.
Meta’s Chief Information Security Officer, Guy Rosen, stressed in a memo—later leaked to the media—that leaks harm the company beyond just security concerns.
“When information is stolen or leaked, it demoralizes teams and wastes time that could be better spent working toward our goals,” Rosen wrote.
Chief Technology Officer Andrew Bosworth later remarked that Meta was “making progress on catching people.” Ironically, that statement was also leaked.
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