Overview
- Multiple outlets reported between June 22 and June 24 that Meta has suspended the Model Capability Initiative while it probes an incident logged internally as SEV 2.
- Screenshots and internal documents cited by reporters showed exposed content included complete prompts used with internal models, meeting and chat transcripts, private conversations and personnel and performance records.
- Meta says it currently has no evidence that employees accessed the data improperly and that the pause will remain in place during the investigation.
- The suspension is being rolled out in phases, and sources told Reuters that the tracking tool still recorded for some users after Meta first announced the pause.
- Employees had protested the mandatory program since April and more than 1,600 signed a petition; earlier reporting also said some captured data had been stored without encryption, raising questions about controls and possible regulatory scrutiny.