Sheryl Sandberg stepping down as Facebook COO
This* from today was marked a dupe but it has new reporting with the likely causes instead of the PR:<p>>More recently, there was a fresh irritation: Earlier this year, The Wall Street Journal contacted Meta about two incidents from several years ago in which Ms. Sandberg, the chief operating officer, pressed a U.K. tabloid to shelve an article about her former boyfriend, Activision Blizzard Inc. Chief Executive Bobby Kotick, and a 2014 temporary restraining order against him.<p>>The episode dovetailed with a company investigation into Ms. Sandberg’s activities, which hasn’t been previously reported, including a review of her use of corporate resources to help plan her coming wedding to Tom Bernthal, a consultant, the people said. The couple has been engaged since 2020.<p>>As of May, that review was continuing, the people said.<p>* <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31611219" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31611219</a><p><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-sheryl-sandberg-quit-facebook-meta-11654215712" rel="nofollow">https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-sheryl-sandberg-quit-facebo...</a>