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Former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg Faces Legal Action Over Alleged Email Deletions

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Sheryl Sandberg, former COO of Meta, has been sanctioned by a Delaware judge for allegedly deleting emails related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
The emails, linked to a shareholder lawsuit, were reportedly sent from a personal Gmail account under a pseudonym.
The lawsuit accuses Sandberg and former Meta board member Jeff Zients of using personal accounts to discuss matters tied to a 2018 case alleging Facebook leaders violated privacy laws and fiduciary duties.
The plaintiffs claim Sandberg deleted emails despite a court order, leading the judge to impose sanctions, including a higher burden of proof for her defense and an award of expenses to the plaintiffs.
Meta, which paid a $5 billion fine to the FTC in 2019 for violating privacy agreements, is accused of breaching a 2012 FTC order by sharing user data without consent, including with Cambridge Analytica. A spokesperson for Sandberg stated that all work emails were preserved on Meta’s servers, dismissing the claims as baseless.
The case follows recent remarks by Mark Zuckerberg blaming Sandberg for Meta’s inclusivity policies and culture issue.

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