Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to employees: We try to be really open and then everything I say leaks. It sucks

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg warned employees to "buckle up" for an "intense year" during Thursday's company-wide meeting, emphasizing artificial intelligence developments and addressing recent controversial policy changes.
The meeting marked significant changes to Meta's internal communication format, with the company disabling comment features and hiding question rankings due to concerns about leaks."We try to be really open and then everything I say leaks. It sucks," Zuckerberg said during the meeting.

"This is a marathon, not a sprint," Zuckerberg told staff, "but honestly, this year feels a little more like a sprint to me." The CEO outlined ambitious AI goals, predicting that a "highly intelligent and personalized" digital assistant could reach one billion users this year.
Addressing the planned February 10th layoffs targeting "low-performers," Zuckerberg maintained a firm stance: "The right thing to do is just rip the band-aid off," he said. "I think, in a lot of ways, it is a nicer thing to do for people who are probably not going to end up making it anyway."
Regarding workplace policies, Zuckerberg assured employees that no changes to the current return-to-office policy were planned: "I just have not been focused on this at all. I think the status quo is fine. Carry on."
Meta's CEO defended recent policy shifts, including the rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. "The way to think about this is we're in the middle of a pretty rapidly changing policy and regulatory landscape," he explained, noting that policies advantaging specific groups could be viewed as unlawful.
Regarding controversial content decisions, Zuckerberg explained, "When we say that someone can say something on our services, it doesn't necessarily mean that we agree with that thing. It just means that we want to be a platform where people can discuss things."
On the technology front, Zuckerberg revealed that Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses reached a milestone of over one million units sold last year. "We basically invented the category and our competitors haven't really shown up yet," he said, adding, "We just have this wide open field right now."
The Meta chief also discussed the company's AI aspirations, revealing that Meta AI has "around 700 million" monthly users, with expectations to reach 1 billion this year. He emphasized the company's commitment to providing free AI services, contrasting with competitors' paid models: "We have a model that's competitive with the best models out there and we offer it for free. We're not charging $20 or $200 a month or whatever."
The meeting also revealed Meta's strengthening relationship with the US government. "We now have an opportunity to have a productive partnership with the United States government, and we're going to take that," Zuckerberg said, emphasizing this would occur without compromising company values.
The CEO concluded by addressing competition concerns, expressing confidence in Facebook and Instagram Reels' continued growth regardless of TikTok's future, while acknowledging uncertainties about the rival platform's ownership status.