Zuckerberg tells staff to focus on video products as Meta’s stock plunges

Zuckerberg pressed on the importance of Facebook’s short-video products in the face of "unprecedented level of competition", following a stock rout that knocked out a quarter of Meta's value. — REUTERS/File Photo

Mark Zuckerberg quipped that if he started to cry, it wasn’t because of the day’s news.

His red, teary eyes were the result of a scratched cornea, the Facebook founder said Thursday, rallying employees as Meta Platforms Inc.’s stock price lost more than a quarter of its value.