'Everything I Say Leaks,' Zuckerberg Says in Leaked Meeting Audio (404media.co) 30
At an all hands meeting inside Meta Thursday, the company's co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said he was increasingly careful about what he says internally at Meta. From a report: "Everything I say leaks. And it sucks, right?," Zuckerberg said. Meta made changes to the question-and-answer section of the company all hands meeting because of the leaks, Zuckerberg said, according to meeting audio obtained by 404 Media. "I want to be able to be able to talk about stuff openly, but I am also trying to like, well, we're trying to build stuff and create value in the world, not destroy value by talking about stuff that inevitably leaks," he said.
So rather than take direct questions, the company used a "poll" system, where questions asked beforehand were voted on so that "main themes" of questions were addressed. "There are a bunch of things that I think are value-destroying for me to talk about, so I'm not going to talk about those. But I think it'll be good. You all can give us feedback later," he added. "Maybe it's just the nature of running a company at scale, but it's a little bit of a bummer."
So rather than take direct questions, the company used a "poll" system, where questions asked beforehand were voted on so that "main themes" of questions were addressed. "There are a bunch of things that I think are value-destroying for me to talk about, so I'm not going to talk about those. But I think it'll be good. You all can give us feedback later," he added. "Maybe it's just the nature of running a company at scale, but it's a little bit of a bummer."
Zuck clearly gets the point... (Score:5, Insightful)
There are plenty of people who build stuff for which the public gets more hyped with each little scrap of dubiously sourced information that comes out. If the opposite is true in your case you have a stuff you build problem; not a leak problem.
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If you're being generous and don't view Facebook as a blight from the moment it appeared, every dime of actual value Zuck ever created is still a decade in the past.
Zuck the ultimate drivelling voyeur (Score:5, Insightful)
Like fuck you Zuck. You spy on everybody then whine when you own words get distributed because you are somehow special?
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You guys are like heroin addicts. I dont mean you specifically but those that consume social media. You point out all this evil shit but keep going back to the needle every time. The problem would just go away if people stopped consuming. The stupidity of it all goes all the way back to MySpace. Its become the worst case of keeping up with the Jones’ in the history of this planet. Who gives a fuck what someone youll never meet does on a Thursday afternoon. You also dont ‘must have’ every
Conflicted views (Score:3)
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Given Facebook's business model, it takes a certain sort of person to self-justify drawing a salary from them - and that sort of person is not likely to value loyalty, ethics, or even company policy - it'll always come down to what they can get away with and manage to profit from.
So, yeah - of course everything that's said internally at Facebook gets leaked!
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Seems a little counter productive for people that earn a living from company...to deliberately do things to harm their company.
You're jumping to "leaks" being about something insidious, to which they need to be held accountable....when it could just as, or more, likely be about new products, strategic decisions, etc.
Y'all have a chip on your shoulder over Zuckerberg....but it applies to any company.
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... Any company that acts like the Stasi of the world.
Translation (Score:3)
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I reckon the "poll" was simply an effort to reduce the volume of leaks; this way he can tailor whatever he says in fluffy prose that says nothing.
Strange statements in a strange setting (Score:3)
How often does a grunt below board of directors level see Zuck in person? How much of the leakage happens by people who Zuck has interviewed himself? Besides, what's wrong with sharing and reacting, I thought the collection of leaks and reactions was a business model.
In short, gtfo, you disgusting caricature of the lizard people
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In short, gtfo, you disgusting caricature of the lizard people
Inside Job flashbacks... Thanks!
Leaks are a symptom of the obvious larger problem. (Score:5, Insightful)
I wish it didn't leak (Score:4, Funny)
because all Zuckerberg says also stinks.
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"What are you gonna do- (Score:2)
Man who was stabbed
I for one welcome our new Metalords (Score:2)
Anything I want to leak, I just post on Suckerberg's social media. No all-hands meetings needed. How much value that adds to the worlds is open to debate, however.
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In Soviet Russia (Score:2)
I really could ... (Score:1)
... post something catchy here but because of the title the article just can't be more 'trumped' than it already is.
What Zuck means (Score:3)
His data is being is being released to third parties without his permission.
How odd he doesn't like that.
Honest leadership and loyalty in action (Score:2)
When the top leadership is dishonest, manipulative and corrupt why expect anything else? A fish rots from the head down.
Shareholder value != value in the world (Score:2)
If you were creating value in the world, leaks would amplify that because others could do the same. Equating shareholder value with value in the world is just gaslighting.