--- title: "Facebook Just Livestreamed an Employee Q&A With Mark Zuckerberg" description: "About Face On Tuesday, The Verge published leaked audio of a Facebook employee Q&A session during which CEO Mark Zuckerberg commented on Senator Elizabeth Warren’s plans to breakup big tech companies if she were to win the presidency. A Warren presidency “would suck for us,” he told attendees — comments that the popular presidential hopeful has […]" date: "2019-10-04" modified: "2019-10-04" authors: - name: "Tag Hartman-Simkins" job_title: "Director of Art and Design" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/tagh" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/facebook-livestreams-zuckerberg-qa" categories: - "Future Society" tags: - "elizabeth warren" - "facebook" - "mark zuckerberg" - "the digest" --- # Facebook Just Livestreamed an Employee Q&A With Mark Zuckerberg ![Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg just took questions from employees during a Q&A session, and for the first time, the company livestreamed the event.]() *\Image: Facebook/Tag Hartman-Simkins\* ## About Face On Tuesday, *The Verge* published [leaked audio]() of a Facebook employee Q&A session during which CEO Mark Zuckerberg commented on Senator Elizabeth Warren’s plans to breakup big tech companies if she were to win the presidency. A Warren presidency "would suck for us," he told attendees — comments that the popular presidential hopeful has since used to remind voters of her plan for broader antitrust legislation. Now, seemingly in an attempt to retake the narrative, Facebook has done something it has never done before: publicly live-streamed one of its Q&A sessions. ## Crack-Up The Q&A sessions are apparently structured to encourage employees to press Facebook's CEO on hardball questions, possibly to facilitate the atmosphere of trust and loyalty Zuckerberg touts as a hallmark of the company culture. During Friday morning's session, Zuckerberg noted that Tuesday's audio leak was possibly "done by an intern." He also commented on the content of the leak, stating that "fundamentally we believe everything that was in there" and jovially calling the leak an "interesting forcing function." ## Zucks for Us Facebook and Zuckerberg have faced increased scrutiny from the U.S. government in recent years, specifically regarding the role the social network played in spreading false information during the 2016 election. In April 2018, Zuckerberg was called to [testify]() before several congressional committees, mainly about data privacy and Robert Mueller’s ongoing Russia investigation. But senators also pressed Zuckerberg on regulations aimed at reigning in tech juggernauts — the types of regulations the company will seemingly face should Warren be elected in 2020. **READ MORE:** [Watch Mark Zuckerberg’s surprise public Q&A with employees]() \[*The Verge*\] **Read more on Zuckerberg:**[ *Leaked Audio: Mark Zuckerberg Is Terrified of Elizabeth Warren*]() ## Author I work with the editorial team at Futurism to create original illustrations and graphics for internal projects while shaping the overall aesthetic vision of the publication. I designed the current layout of the site, and I'm currently hard at work spearheading the development of a new version; I also occasionally contribute as a writer. Prior to Futurism, I worked at VaynerMedia, at a regional newspaper, and at an acclaimed local coffee shop. I'm originally from Illinois, and I attended Carl Sandburg College and Knox College. I've lived in Queens and Brooklyn, New York for many years, and I'm a devotee both of pop music and deep cuts ranging from ambient to math rock; I have an extensive collection of vinyl, I'm an enthusiast for the restoration of vintage gaming systems, and on the weekends you can reliably find me at a local music venue. ### Author social links [LinkedIn]() [Twitter]()