Sheryl Sandberg: The Issue Of Teens Leaving Facebook Has Been Blown Out Of Proportion

Since the big news dropped, there's been a lot of speculation and chatter: Teens are ditching FB because it has been overtaken by their parents. Or because they'd rather use more image-focused social media, like Instagram or Snapchat. Facebook itself, however, has been rather quiet on the issue.

But not anymore. AllThingsD's Mike Isaac chatted with Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's COO, about the supposed teen problem.

"I think the reaction to that comment has been blown out of proportion," she told Isaac. "The vast majority of U.S. teens are on Facebook. And the majority of U.S. teens use Facebook almost every day."

She said that this isn't the first time that everyone's gotten into a tizzy about the clash of adults and young people on Facebook, recalling a "Saturday Night Live" skit several years ago (maybe this one?). She also reiterated Mark Zuckerberg's assertion that Facebook is done trying to be cool.

Here's what she said:

Sandberg and Isaac also talked about Facebook's $3 billion attempt at a Snapchat acquisition. Sandberg said that social sharing market is exploding and that Facebook would rather be in a growing market with strong competitors than a market that was shrinking.

"I think that we've show that, even as new services come up, we can continue to grow," she said.