‘Everything I Say Leaks,’ Says Mark Zuckerberg in Leaked Meeting: ‘It Sucks’

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg complained about his internal remarks being leaked on Thursday during a meeting which was quickly leaked to the press.

“We try to be really open and then everything I say leaks,” said Zuckerberg during an “all-hands” meeting with staff. “It sucks.”

After the Facebook and Meta CEO’s remarks were quickly leaked, Meta chief information security officer Guy Rosen warned employees there would be “repercussions” for anyone caught speaking to the media.

“We take leaks seriously and will take action,” said Rosen in an internal memo, which was also leaked. “When information is stolen or leaked, there are repercussions beyond the immediate security impact. Our teams become demoralized and we all waste time that is better spent working on our products and toward our goals and mission.”

Rosen cautioned employees that Meta would “take appropriate action, including termination” against anyone caught leaking, and claimed several employees were recently fired for the same offense.

“We recently

terminated relationships with employees who leaked confidential company information inappropriately and exfiltrated sensitive documents,” he said.

Zuckerberg has been plagued with leaks amid his ongoing attempts to cozy up to President Donald Trump in the wake of his November victory.

During the meeting that was leaked on Thursday, an employee asked Zuckerberg whether Meta’s recent content moderation policy changes had been “influenced by the new U.S. president.”

Ahead of the meeting, however, Meta HR had reportedly informed staff that they would “skip questions that we expect might be unproductive if they leak.”