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• @tsimonite Tom Simonite on x

  Sheryl Sandberg's goodbye note says that when she first met Mark Zuckerberg she “Thought the internet was a largely anonymous place to search for funny pictures.” At the time she was VP for ad sales at Google. https://www.facebook.com/...

• @jason_kint Jason Kint on x

  I heard this may be coming. I would be fairly certain it's also a sign things are about to get real. On my short list: a-NDCal just denied transfer of section 1 market rigging claim so FB is fighting a potentially criminal allegation of market rigging based on her signature. /1 h…

• @andymstone Andy Stone on x

  Mark Zuckerberg: “It's the end of an era. After 14 years, my good friend and partner Sheryl Sandberg is stepping down as COO of Meta.” https://www.facebook.com/...

• @sarafischer Sara Fischer on x

  Sheryl Sandberg grew @Meta's revenue from $272 *million* in 2008 to $118 *billion* in 2021. That's over 43,000%. Depending on who you ask, that corporate growth story is one of the most impressive in history — or one of the most reckless @axios https://www.axios.com/...

• @profgalloway Scott Galloway on x

  Good riddance and, take him w/you.

• @gerberkawasaki Ross Gerber on x

  Big news! A big source of Facebook's evil has stepped down. $FB https://www.wsj.com/...

• @uticaeric Eric L. Robinson on x

  Countdown to a public policy school inviting her as a Senior Fellow to lecture about disinformation and professional ethics. Maybe she can co-teach with David Petraeus. https://twitter.com/...

• @charliebeckett Charlie Beckett on x

  12 years ago I interviewed Sandberg at LSE. She was talked about as a possible Dem Pres candidate. A hugely impressive person but even back then the audience said they used FB but didn't trust it https://twitter.com/...

• @jess Jessica Verrilli on x

  End of an era. Sheryl inspired so many leaders. 🙏 https://twitter.com/...

• @ericgarland Eric Garland on x

  Also, reviewing the key players in Silicon Valley, such as those in charge of PayPal, Facebook, and Sequoia Capital, I don't think I figured I'd run into the South Africans, Israelis, and nuclear weapons *quite* to this degree. 😱🤪 https://twitter.com/...

• @ericgarland Eric Garland on x

  And wait, did we know how much Facebook's WhatsApp developed with Russian coders in San Francisco? That kinda raises a couple questions. https://www.forbes.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @samrhall Sam R. Hall on x

  The cynic in me is just wondering about the timing of this announcement in the middle of the Depp/Heard news. https://twitter.com/...

• @fboversight @fboversight on x

  “Sheryl Sandberg leaves behind a shameful legacy. Her failed leadership enabled Facebook and its platforms to become the engine of disinformation that it is today” Cambridge Analytica, January 6th, or genocide in Myanmar, Sandberg never testified under oath about a major scandal …

• @almostmedia Julie Fredrickson on x

  Someone is done leaning in https://twitter.com/...

• @sruhle Stephanie Ruhle on x

  WHY NOW https://twitter.com/...

• @daveleeft Dave Lee on x

  Sandberg can quickly reposition as having experience as one of the most powerful women in US business, with strong family values, great communication skills, and plenty more. “Giving up” her Big Tech gig to go into politics can easily spun as being a calling.

• @matthewmspace Matthew Miller on x

  They are trying to bury this since most media will focus on the Heard/Depp verdict. Savvy of Meta/Facebook. https://twitter.com/...

• @edludlow Ed Ludlow on x

  Odds on Sheryl Sandberg being the new $TWTR ceo if Musk buys the company ?

• @sportsrapport Ryan Glasspiegel on x

  All time news dump to do this during the Johnny Depp / Amber Heard verdict. https://twitter.com/...

• @matthewstoller Matt Stoller on x

  The layoffs at Facebook are getting brutal. https://twitter.com/...

• @public_citizen @public_citizen on x

  Leaning out of leadership amid historically low revenues. We're past due on holding big tech accountable and ending the dual-class structure. https://twitter.com/...

• @jason_kint Jason Kint on x

  g-Business is looking very vulnerable due to Apple and other regulator changes to privacy and Mark's ambitions in Metaverse. Why include it in her legacy? h-she still hasn't testified under oath for some major major issues. Her 1/6 denials also about to be subject to hearing. /4

• @brij Brij Singh on x

  Big news. Her “adult supervision” career was far more impactful, both internally as well as in the public space, than Eric Schmidt https://twitter.com/...

• @digiphile Alex Howard on x

  In a post on his @Facebook wall, @finkd shared @Meta data on how @SherylSandberg's departure would affect org chart: https://www.facebook.com/... NB: a new team “will train our AI recommendation systems to help you discover the most interesting, relevant, & personalized” FB+IG co…

• @stevenrenderos Steven Renderos on x

  Much of the media commentary will frame Sandberg's time at Meta as a success. But keep in mind she was at the helm during Cambridge Analytica, the genocide of the Rohingya, and January 6th which she said FB bore no responsibility for. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

• @joshelman Josh Elman on x

  Congratulations Sheryl. I remember her first day at Facebook (it was also mine). Her approach to learning how the company worked but also installing her vision for how she wanted the company to work was a master class. She built an incredible organization and business. Godspeed. …

• @stevenlevy Steven Levy on x

  14 years ago, Sheryl Sandberg made a deal with Mark Zuckerberg. Now after an illustrious but flawed tenure, she's leaving—and Zuck is making sure that nothing like that deal will happen again. https://www.wired.com/...

• @kylebrussell Kyle Russell on x

  Elon poached over to Twitter, Mark forcing out to further empower Boz, Sheryl leaving a sinking ship, or? https://twitter.com/...

• @rcarranza_ Ruben Carranza on x

  “Her failed leadership enabled Facebook and its platforms to become the engine of disinformation that it is today.” Proof: #marcosduterte2022 https://twitter.com/...

• @bigblackjacobin Edward Ongweso Jr on x

  looks like she's leaning out https://www.vice.com/...

• @ericnewcomer Eric Newcomer on x

  Did Sheryl Sandberg deliver the same quote to Bloomberg and Puck? I find that very believable. Bloomberg: “not the most manageable job anyone has ever had.” https://www.bloomberg.com/... Puck: “It's not the most manageable job anyone has had.” https://puck.news/...

• @rachaelrad Rachael Horwitz on x

  Sheryl sparked a conversation about women in tech that changed the industry forever. https://twitter.com/...

• @anildash @anildash on x

  Guessing they're not gonna translate this release into Rohingya? https://twitter.com/...

• @therealhoarse @therealhoarse on x

  Accomplice in widespread undermining of global democracies, Sheryl Sandberg, to step down as Mark Zuckerberg's co-conspirator. https://twitter.com/...

• @mshannahmurphy Hannah Murphy on x

  Sheryl Sandberg stepping down as COO of Facebook/Meta Says she will focus more on focusing more on her “foundation and philanthropic work” Javier Olivan to become new COO, in big reshuffle: https://www.facebook.com/zuck

• @heidibeirich Dr. Heidi Beirich on x

  Since Sheryl is unclear what's next for her perhaps she could spend some time arguing for cleaning up the hate and disinformation @Facebook she let proliferate everywhere. Facebook parent Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg is stepping down https://www.cnbc.com/...

• @katiedrumm Katie Drummond on x

  “Sandberg served as Facebook Chief Operating Officer and was directly responsible for some of the worst behavior we've seen from any technology company in history.” https://www.vice.com/...

• @dataandpolitics @dataandpolitics on x

  Weird to bury this news under the Depp-Heard case. https://twitter.com/...

• @ericgarland Eric Garland on x

  Now that Sheryl Sandberg is leaving Facebook, I guess I didn't realize that her parents were tied to both the rise of Netanyahu and some of the population shifts that led to the Russian Mafiya getting a foothold in New York. 🧐 https://charlesjohnson.substack.com/ ... https://twit…

• @matthewstoller Matt Stoller on x

  Lean out https://twitter.com/...

• @asheschow @asheschow on x

  Remember Sandberg's Ban Bossy campaign based on loose surveys and no evidence? https://twitter.com/...

• @lifewinning Ingrid Burrington on x

  can't wait for Sandberg's philanthropic work to include funding some think tank that wants to fix social media by giving flush fellowships to former FB employees https://twitter.com/...

• @jbendery Jennifer Bendery on x

  Sheryl Sandberg is leaning out https://www.huffpost.com/...

• @blackamazon @blackamazon on x

  Sheryl Sandberg was in charge during every single racist, sexist, misogynistic period of Facebook. And when people tried to warn you, the in crowd was to busy Girl Bossing to actually prepare Today isn't “backlash” It's first blood .

• @davidclinchnews David Clinch on x

  Yikes! ""She kept saying stupid shit in public that made the company look bad," a company director who left recently said. “Everyone has been wondering when she's leaving."" https://twitter.com/...

• @quantian1 @quantian1 on x

  @choffstein Well the market cap dropped $23 billion in 5 minutes on the news, so she's worth quite a lot

• @sherman4949 Alex Sherman on x

  Hey corporate comms people: Don't lie to reporters. https://twitter.com/...

• @hayskali Kali Hays on x

  Sheryl Sandberg's exit has been talk for quite a while. BUT not until much more recently, people got specific about major projects she was *not* working on, a lack of presence, a sense she was “hiding” during the pandemic. w @claireatki https://www.businessinsider.com/ ...

• @earlofenough @earlofenough on x

  📌BREAKING: Sheryl Sandberg is stepping down from Facebook, apparently satisfied she's done as much as humanly possible to help destroy our democracy and bully our children.

• @racsterls Rachel Sterling on x

  Literally stopped reading her goodbye post after this line - such a dumb anecdote to include and reduces the credibility of every word that follows https://twitter.com/...

• @b_fung Brian Fung on x

  CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he doesn't intend to replace Sandberg, as he believes it's time for the company's product and business teams to be “more closely integrated.” https://www.facebook.com/...

• @jason_kint Jason Kint on x

  b-internal investigation by FB of report that Sandberg used FB market power to interfere with a UK news org c-lawsuit in Delaware by second largest pension fund with insider trading allegations against Sandberg /2

• @rsg Bobby Goodlatte on x

  Incredible leader. Incredible run. https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @swodinsky @swodinsky on x

  when you work in ads, your job is literally turning people into money!! you can't do that truly anonymously! and I'm tired of ppl responsible for said-money making pretending that's the case!!!

• @so_many_ryans @so_many_ryans on x

  @tsimonite @LJKawa And there you have it, folks, the difference between Biography and Memoir.

• @jason_kint Jason Kint on x

  I'll stop there for now. But a reminder she has played a key role in protecting Zuckerberg and company while overseeing policy, PR, commercial/monetization efforts at one of the most consequential companies of our generation. first report. /5 https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @masonpelt Mason Pelt on x

  @Techmeme The cool thing about executives leaving Facebook is that they can post a wall of text on the platform they work for, and not a screenshot of text editor like Twitter executives.

• @ericgarland Eric Garland on x

  Also, next time someone starts an app where we put up our pictures from junior high/engage in political dialogue, could it maybe not be run *directly* by a foreign intelligence service? Just some customer feedback. https://twitter.com/...

• @jason_kint Jason Kint on x

  d-certified class for suit with fraud allegation where Sandberg key lieutenant e-fingerprints all over some pretty nasty moves including chaos in Australia f-13yrs of personal discovery just underway in consumer protection lawsuit in NDCal from Cambridge Analytica cover-up /3

• @deaneckles Dean Eckles on x

  An interesting storytelling choice from Sheryl Sandberg... First, was it even a very popular way to search for funny pictures at the time? Second, obviously MySpace, Friendster, Orkut etc. were all operating https://twitter.com/...

• @ch3ryl Cheryl Contee on x

  I'm not surprised. @Meta seems run by a conservative cabal of smug tech bros who shrug at both responsibility and hate. Once she lost the day-to-day reins of the company, its reputation has been on a nosedive ever since. https://twitter.com/...

• @jamesrbuk James Ball on x

  End of an era. A long, difficult, often problematic era, but will be fascinating to see what comes next. https://twitter.com/...

• @ericgarland Eric Garland on x

  All in all, this leaves more than a few questions about Sheryl Sandberg, NSO Group, Bibi Netanyahu, and intelligence operations against the United States of America - and every other democracy around the world. https://twitter.com/...

• @mikeisaac @mikeisaac on x

  Sandberg, in an interview, says there's “no perfect time” to step down but that while the company had near term challenges w/r/t the biz, she believes in the long term mission of the company. https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @nickstatt Nick Statt on x

  Meta sure picked a good time to drop this news huh Zuck has a statement too it seems: https://www.facebook.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @mattbelloni Matthew Belloni on x

  Disney wouldn't, would they? (Narrator: Yes, they would).... https://twitter.com/...

• @thebenbergman Ben Bergman on x

  Lots of new details in this quick turn: -A former high-ranking employee said Sandberg's exit has been a long time coming. -Although its publicly described as a resignation, another manager-level employee was adamant Sandberg had been asked to leave. https://twitter.com/...

• @melissagira Melissa Gira Grant on x

  1. What news timing 2. You can make your last Lean — joke now https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @andizeisler Andi Zeisler on x

  If she writes another book about girlbossing I will simply walk into the sea https://twitter.com/...

• @joshsternberg Josh Sternberg on x

  Billionaires live in a different reality than the rest of us. They can make shit up and suffer zero consequences. https://twitter.com/...

• @om @om on x

  Once again, Mark Zuckerberg reminds the world [and all in his company] who is the one and only person that matters. Everyone including second-in-command are fungible. LESSON: no matter what, always keep self interest ahead of Zuck and the company.

• @danprimack Dan Primack on x

  Maybe changing the ticker was the final straw? https://twitter.com/...

• @digiphile Alex Howard on x

  Sandberg “was directly responsible for some of the worst behavior we've seen from any technology company in history.”-@josephfcox https://www.vice.com/... “@Facebook has helped incite genocide in Myanmar, & acted as a vehicle for white nationalism & white supremacy across the USA…

• @jdevalk Joost de Valk on x

  Oh wow, this is *big* news. Congrats to @sherylsandberg on a great run, curious to see what's next for her! https://twitter.com/...

• @kifleswing Kif on x

  i'm surprised it was announced when the markets were open on a wednesday https://www.cnbc.com/...

• @johnbuysse John Buysse on x

  Not Sheryl Sandberg using a domestic violence defamation case verdict as the moment to drop her Meta resignation. https://twitter.com/...

• @ericgarland Eric Garland on x

  Moreover...can we talk about just how much Facebook and these other companies are really just hostile foreign intelligence operations? The chat is overdue. https://www.jpost.com/...

• @melissagira Melissa Gira Grant on x

  “Under her tenure, Facebook has helped incite genocide in Myanmar, and acted as a vehicle for white nationalism and white supremacy across the United States.” https://www.vice.com/...

• @choffstein Corey Hoffstein on x

  I wonder if she looks at the stock impact of the announcement and goes, “is that all I'm worth to you?!” https://twitter.com/...

• @cooper_m Matt Cooper on x

  Leaning out https://twitter.com/...

• @schwartzbcnbc Brian Schwartz on x

  NEW: There have been rumblings for months @sherylsandberg was planning to leave @Meta $FB. Multiple people close to her told me she was aiming to leave. $FB spokeswoman told me in April “she's not going anywhere” and waived me off. https://www.cnbc.com/...

• @slpng_giants @slpng_giants on x

  Do not forget that Sheryl Sandberg presided over some of the worst decisions, cover ups and violations of human rights in the history of corporations. There should be no redemption tour.

• @zevshalev Zev Shalev on x

  Such absolute BS. Netanyahu's government used Sheryl Sandberg and Facebook to get Donald Trump elected. The most spectacular mind-f*ck effort ever undertaken. She also spawned a teen mental health epidemic. Spare us the philanthropy spin Sandberg. No one buys it. https://twitter.…

• @yoda @yoda on x

  whereas mark just built stupid shit in public that made the company look bad. https://twitter.com/...

• @damccormick13 Dan McCormick on x

  I have no way of verifying this, but based on the timeline & roles, he most likely reported into Chamath at one point. The early Meta growth teams were stacked...

• @damccormick13 Dan McCormick on x

  Meta just named longtime COO Sheryl Sandberg's #2 as her replacement. His name is Javier Olivan — and if you advertise online, he just became very very important to you. Here's what we know about him 🧵 https://twitter.com/...

• @damccormick13 Dan McCormick on x

  1/ Already very important. In his prior role, he ran the four major Meta apps (Facebook, Instagram, WhatApp, Messenger) 2/ Turning around Meta's slowing revenue growth — much of which is due to Apple's ATTs policy 3/ Leading Meta's battle against TikTok

• @damccormick13 Dan McCormick on x

  Olivan will be more behind the scenes that Sandberg and much of her public facing work will fall to others within the top of Meta's ranks. Hopefully this focus on mandate will lead to better outcomes for advertisers and, more generally, SMBs.

• @jordannovet Jordan Novet on x

  Sheryl Sandberg: 940K Instagram followers Javi Olivan: 17 Instagram followers (This Account is Private) https://www.cnbc.com/...

• @divestech Dan Ives on x

  Sheryl Sandberg is a legendary tech figure that will be impossible shoes to fill for Meta. This comes at a major crossroads for Zuckerberg & Co. as the painful metaverse transition continues with Sandberg not in the co-pilot seat.

• @parmy Parmy Olson on x

  New: Sheryl Sandberg helped drive Facebook towards its colossal (and ultimately dangerous) size. Now she's leaving just as it faces huge challenges - stricter regulation, unprecedented competition and no clear route to making money in the metaverse. https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @opinion @opinion on x

  Sheryl Sandberg's legacy includes both Facebook's extraordinary business success and the rise of pernicious, misleading social media content, says @parmy https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @the_rocktrading @the_rocktrading on x

  $FB Sandberg departs as revenue slows dramatically, potentially even declining in the second quarter. Long road ahead for Zucks metaverse dreams.

• @buccocapital @buccocapital on x

  Even Sheryl Sandberg thinks the Metaverse is wack

• @tonytassell Tony Tassell on x

  Sheryl Sandberg's exit from Meta comes at low point for the company with advertising revenue under pressure - @FTLex's take here https://www.ft.com/...

• @orientaljanedoe Jane Chung on x

  Congrats Sheryl on your retirement 💐 Your legacy will be coopting the feminist movement for your own reputational & financial success while decimating communities in the Global South, exploiting low wage workers, and destroying what semblance of democracy we had in this country

• @shiraovide Shira Ovide on x

  It's going to be fascinating to hear reflections now and in the future on Sandberg's legacy at Facebook. It's complicated. https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @muslimadvocates @muslimadvocates on x

  With her resignation, Sheryl Sandberg leaves behind a legacy of hate, violence and genocide enabled by Facebook. We call on her to also step down from the company's board because she has proven incapable of checking Zuckerberg and enacting needed change. https://muslimadvocates.o…

• @carnage4life @carnage4life on x

  Sheryl Sandberg is leaving Facebook. End of an era. https://twitter.com/...

• @ericnewcomer Eric Newcomer on x

  could a piece get anymore “Puck” than this headline: Oh you just spoke to Sheryl!!? She must have told you something really juicy since she's an infamously forthright and juicy quote. SHE DIDN'T?????!!!!!! https://twitter.com/...

• @ohhkaygo Kayla Gogarty on x

  Facebook has spent years telling us that it's reducing the spread of misinfo and extreme content in part by prioritizing “organic content” from friends on our newsfeeds. Now, they seem to be creating a team to do the exact opposite https://twitter.com/...

• @amy_siskind @amy_siskind on x

  Wow! Sheryl Sandberg stepping down from Facebook. End of an era. The ship is sinking.

• @dankrutka @dankrutka on x

  “Sheryl Sandberg leaves behind a shameful legacy. Her failed leadership enabled Facebook and its platforms to become the engine of disinformation that it is today.” https://twitter.com/...