Sheryl Sandberg at MIT commencement: 'It's hard knowing that you let people down'

Sheryl Sandberg hopes future business leaders can learn from Facebook’s recent failures.

Speaking at MIT’s commencement ceremony Friday, the Facebook COO spoke about the company’s recent struggles and encouraged graduates not to make the same “painful” mistakes.

Though she didn’t explicitly mention any of the issues Facebook’s grappled with, like privacy and the spread of fake news, she alluded to the social network’s role in sowing discord.

“Today anyone with an internet connection can inspire millions with a single sentence or a single image. This gives extraordinary power to the people who use it to do good…But it also empowers those who seek to do harm,” she said. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Sheryl Sandberg at MIT commencement: 'It's hard knowing that you let people down'