Facebook is ramping up its combat towards leakers following the disclosures of whistleblower Frances Haugen. According to The New York Times, Facebook is to some inner teams that cope with “sensitive” points like security and elections. That the change, which was made to forestall additional leaks, instantly leaked is each extremely amusing and emblematic of among the greater points the corporate is at present dealing with.

Ever since Haugen herself because the whistleblower, one of many extra noteworthy points of her story is that the paperwork she supplied to Congress and the Securities and Exchange Commission have been broadly accessible to workers. The paperwork included slides detailing the corporate’s analysis into teen , in addition to quite a few memos about how the corporate has dealt with for VIPs, and different thorny points.

As The Times factors out, the explanation these paperwork have been so available is as a result of Facebook has lengthy had an open tradition that promotes sharing. And workers themselves usually take to its inner communication platform, Workplace, to debate controversial points dealing with the corporate.

But now the social community is shifting away from that openness. The firm is making some inner teams non-public, and can take away workers “whose work isn’t related to safety and security,” in keeping with the report. “Sensitive Integrity discussions will happen in closed, curated forums in the future,” the corporate advised workers in a memo.

On one hand, the truth that information of the change instantly leaked would appear to again up that the corporate is in actual fact extra leaky than it has been in years previous. But it might additionally sign growing unrest amongst workers, a few of whom are reportedly involved that walling off groups that work on essential points might in the end do extra hurt than good.

It additionally underscores simply how a lot Facebook continues to be reeling from Haugen’s disclosures. In addition to the Senate listening to final week, Haugen is predicted the choose committee investigating the Jan. sixth revolt, in addition to investigating the corporate. The SEC additionally seems to be her claims.