Zuckerberg's 2021 Leaked Email Urged Execs to Rethink Meta's Safety Research Approach

A leaked 2021 internal email reveals Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg raising concerns about the company's approach to safety and societal harm research. Zuckerberg noted that competitors like Apple and YouTube conduct far less public research into their platforms' societal impact, resulting in less scrutiny and public backlash. He suggested that Meta's more thorough research inadvertently makes its problems appear larger than those of rivals. Zuckerberg asked his executives to propose ways to overhaul the company's research strategy in light of these observations.