Meta is firing about 20 employees for leaking

Having personally experienced how leaks can damage the rollout of a product by depriving the creators of a chance to tell their own story, I have little to no sympathy for leakers.

Leakers damage internal trust and openness by forcing product leadership to create secretive silos (aka. tents) for product development, and by limiting how detailed strategy discussions can be.

And no, leakers are not necessarily whistleblowers; that's a common motte-and-bailey. In the vast majority of cases, they are not exposing harmful practices or creating space to hold leadership accountable. They're just gossiping.

Good riddance, and I hope this continues.