Mark Zuckerberg’s choice for blended martial arts and water sports activities will not be solely a private hazard, it is also a danger to buyers.

In its annual monetary report for 2023 filed Friday, Meta disclosed a brand new danger issue that pertains to Zuckerberg and another executives engaged in probably harmful hobbies.

“Mr. Zuckerberg and sure different members of administration take part in numerous high-risk actions, corresponding to fight sports activities, excessive sports activities, and leisure aviation, which carry the chance of significant damage and dying,” Meta mentioned. “If Mr. Zuckerberg had been to turn out to be unavailable for any purpose, there could possibly be a fabric opposed influence on our operations.” 

Zuckerberg — Meta’s founder, CEO and largest shareholder — has a well-documented curiosity in MMA and excessive sports activities corresponding to hydrofoiling, a pastime he confirmed off in patriotic style.

In November, Zuckerberg revealed that he tore his anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, throughout MMA coaching and had undergone surgical procedure to interchange it.

His preventing interest additionally made headlines final 12 months as a part of a web-based spat with Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The tech executives, two of the world’s 4 richest folks, have lengthy butted heads on issues associated to synthetic intelligence and are direct rivals now that Musk owns social media platform X.

Zuckerberg and Musk had agreed to take their rivalry into the cage for an MMA match. For numerous causes, the struggle was finally known as off. Every accused the opposite of bailing.

In response to a Morning Brew submit on Threads concerning the new danger elements, Zuckerberg posted a GIF stating, “Excessive danger = excessive reward.”

Meta shares soared Friday after the corporate reported a tripling of fourth-quarter revenue and issued its first-ever dividend.

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