Bonuses for Facebook employees will now hinge on how efficiently the company tackles issues like fake news and hate speech on the platform.

The social media giant, which employs nearly 36,000 people and celebrated its 15th anniversary this week, previously based employee bonuses on six factors including user growth, increase in engagement and savings, improvements in product quality and brand, and progress in long-term investments.

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