Internal posts show Facebook workers condemning leakers and fearing 'spies'

Facebook employees are calling for a crackdown on suspected leakers and questioning whether “spies” have infiltrated the corporation, according to leaked internal posts that suggest the social media giant’s workforce is becoming defensive in the face of critical public scrutiny. The posts were a response to the leak of a memo by a senior Facebook executive who defended the social network’s negative effects on society. While Facebook’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, publicly sought to distance himself from the controversial memo, many of his staff, it appears, focused their ire on the leaker, lashing out at disloyalty within the company. The extraordinary messages provide a rare window into Facebook’s internal culture: while there was dissent from employees, many appeared focused on flushing out whistleblowers.