Meta has fired 20 employees “almost” for leaking confidential information, Verge reports.
“We tell employees when they join the company and provide regular reminders, providing them with anything that goes against the policy of leaking inside information regardless of their intention,” Meta told the publication. “We recently conducted an investigation that led to around 20 employees being fired to share sensitive information outside the company. We take this seriously and continue to take action when identifying leaks.”
The move comes in response to a surge in news stories sharing details about Meta's internal meetings and unpublished product plans. Following the leak, Meta warned employees that the leak would be fired.
In comments leaked about these warnings, Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth told employees that the company is approaching catching the perpetrator.