Mark Zuckerberg Defends Meta’s Recent Moves, Sets Up 2025 in Leaked All-Hands Meeting
Jan 31, 2025 - adweek.com
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg addressed an all-hands meeting, leaked to media outlets, discussing an "intense" year ahead and recent controversial decisions. He emphasized a potential productive partnership with the Trump administration while maintaining company principles. Meta plans to scale back diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts due to changing regulatory landscapes and will replace its third-party fact-checking program with a community notes model. Zuckerberg announced performance-based layoffs affecting 5% of the workforce and highlighted the potential of Meta's AI digital assistant, predicting it will reach 1 billion users by year-end. He acknowledged the impact of Chinese AI model DeepSeek but remained optimistic about Meta's AI advancements.
Zuckerberg expressed frustration over frequent leaks of internal meetings, which he believes hinder open communication and value creation. Meta's chief information security officer, Guy Rosen, issued a memo threatening action against employees who leak information, citing demoralization and wasted time as consequences. Despite efforts to curb leaks, the memo itself was leaked to The Verge.
Key takeaways:
Meta plans to scale back diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in response to changing policy and regulatory landscapes.
The company will replace its third-party fact-checking program with a community notes model similar to X.
Meta will conduct performance-based layoffs, affecting 5% of its workforce, or approximately 3,600 employees.
Mark Zuckerberg expressed frustration over frequent leaks of internal meetings and warned of repercussions for employees who leak information.
