Facebook paid $7.3m for Mark Zuckerberg's security last year

In all the company has spent about $20m on security and private planes for Zuckerberg since 2015. The security funds were required 'due to specific threats to his safety'

Facebook increased its spending on security for Mark Zuckerberg by 50% last year, the company has disclosed, paying more than $7.3m (5.1m) to protect its top executive.

The security funds were required "due to specific threats to his safety arising directly as a result of his position as our founder, chairman, and CEO", the under-fire social media company said in a new filing to US regulators.