Sina Science and Technology News on the morning of July 29, Beijing time, it is reported that the annual salary report showsFacebookMore than $23.4 million was spent on security for CEO Mark Zuckerberg (Mark Zuckerberg) in 2020.
It is reported that Zuckerberg received an annual pre-tax subsidy of $10 million, while in 2020, FacebookHe also paid an additional $13.4 million for Zuckerberg's personal security "during his residence and personal travel" according to Zuckerberg's overall security program.
According to Protocol, 10 other top tech executives received a total of $23.3 million in security fees from their companies, less than Zuckerberg alone.
Facebook COO Shirley Sandberg (Sheryl Sandberg) ranks second in Protocol statistics, with more than $7.6 million in 2020. Alphabet CEO Sandal Pichai (Sundar Pichai) came in third with $5.4 million.
AmazonFormer CEO Jeff Bezos (Jeff Bezos) received a $1.6 million security fee from the company, with the rest at his own expense. Uber, on the other hand, paid $120000 to the home office of CEO Darakos Rosashi (Dara Khosrowshahi) and arranged for professional security guards in his residence.
In 2019, Facebook paid $20.4 million to protect Zuckerberg, including $10.4 million in personal security costs and $10 million in home security allowances. The company also paid $2.9 million for its private jet.
Facebook said that the increase of $3 million in 2020 over 2019 "is mainly due to regular personal travel, costs related to security procedures during the outbreak, increased security during the 2020 US presidential election and other riskier periods, and increased market prices for security personnel."
"Zuckerberg's role is somewhat special," the company wrote in the filing. "he is synonymous with Facebook, so negative feelings about the company are directly linked to him and tend to vent on him."
As in the previous year, Zuckerberg received only $1 from Facebook and did not receive any bonus or incentive pay.
In addition, Facebook and other social media companies faced a flood of false information during the outbreak and during the US presidential election. Former US President Donald Trump decided to suspend his account indefinitely after he mistakenly claimed that the election had been stolen through his personal social media account, triggering an attack on the White House.
Zuckerberg in March this yearGoogleCEO Sandal Pichai andTwitterCEO Jack Dorsey (Jack Dorsey) attended a congressional hearing to discuss the spread of false information on his platform. Zuckerberg also attended a hearing in the U.S. Senate in November to explain Facebook's decisions during the presidential election.