Meta CEO Zuckerberg to testify in $8 billion Facebook privacy lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is expected to testify in a landmark $8 billion shareholder lawsuit this week. This is the same lawsuit which tied Facebook to the infamous Cambridge Analytics privacy breach. The trial for the lawsuit is already underway the Delaware Chancery Court. This lawsuit accuses Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other top executives of knowingly violating an FTC consent order passed in 2012 and failing to protect the user data. The lawsuit items reveal that Facebook user data was used without their consent and it was used for political targeting by

Cambridge Analytica

. The firm was authorised to work during Donald Trump’s campaign in 2016. Shareholders claims that Meta’s leadership misled the inverts and also exposed the company to billions in fine and legal settlements. As per the lawsuit Facebook is accused of selling user data to third-party partners in violation of privacy agreements. The lawsuit also mentions that the executives failed to divulge the risks and also removed the essential privacy disclosures. Meta also paid $5.1 billion to the FTC and $725 million to users in settlements. Shareholders now seek reimbursement from Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg, and others.The eight-day trial of the lawsuit will witness testimony from Zuckerberg, Sandberg, board member Marc Andreessen, and former board member Peter Thiel.