The Ledger
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Alex Schultz: Meta is building a data center the size of Manhattan
“What we're doing in Louisiana, where we're building a data center the size of Manhattan”
Alex Schultz: Meta supported Apple against UK government encryption backdoor demands
“That's why we came out in support of Apple. That's why other companies have come out in support of Apple in that situation. Despite the fact, as companies, we've had a lot of disagreements. We supported Apple in that.”
Schultz: The First Version of Instagram Reels Hard Failed
“The first version of Reels failed. We tried to put it in the stories spot, like we tried to integrate it that way, it hard failed.”
Schultz: Every Employee I Have Fired Was Ultimately Relieved
“I've never actually had a conversation, for example, where I fired someone where that person hasn't been relieved”
Alex Schultz opposed Meta building audio rooms to compete with Clubhouse
“I didn't agree with us doing the audio rooms thing. At the same time we were sticking reels at the top of everything, we also stuck audio rooms at the top of everything. And audio rooms failed.”
Schultz: I Am Always the Only Openly Gay Person on My Boards
“In the senior teams I'm on, in the boards I've served on, like, I'm always the only gay guy.”
Schultz Crashed His Car Due to Anxiety Over Layering an Employee
“I had to tell someone I was layering them, and I crashed my car on the way into work because I was so worried about the conversation. I still had the conversation.”
Schultz Recalls Difficulties Being Closeted Early in Career at eBay
“It wasn't, I wasn't out. So it was very hard.”
Schultz Sponsored LGBTQ+ Features and Serves as Meta's Pride ERG Sponsor
“Now obviously I've done lots of stuff with, whether it's the rainbow filter or whether it's same-sex relationships on the product or, you know, other gender options or various things where I've helped sponsor that happening in our product because of the commun…”