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Trump era unravels Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg's Facebook pairing

View from inside the upper echelons of the company is clear: It felt as though Facebook was no longer led by a No. 1 and No. 2, but a No. 1 and many.

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Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and founder of Facebook Inc., pauses while speaking during a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington. (Bloomberg file photo)

Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang | NYT
Sheryl Sandberg knew she’d be asked about the attacks on the Capitol.

For the past week, the country had been reeling from the violence in Washington, and with each passing day, reporters were uncovering more of the footprint left behind by the rioters on social media.

Speaking to the cameras rolling in her sun-filled Menlo Park, Calif., garden, Ms. Sandberg confronted this question, one she’d prepared for: Could Facebook have acted sooner to help prevent this?

Ms. Sandberg noted that the company had taken down many pages supporting the Proud Boys, a far-right militia, and “Stop the Steal” groups organized