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Facebook Parent Meta Settles Cambridge Analytica Lawsuit; of Agreement Undisclosed: Details

Facebook Parent Meta Settles Cambridge Analytica Lawsuit; of Agreement Undisclosed: Details 4n6y3r

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By Jasmin Jose | Updated: 27 August 2022 17:37 IST

Facebook Parent Meta Settles Cambridge Analytica Lawsuit; of Agreement Undisclosed: Details

Meta has settled the lawsuit that claimed that Facebook illegally shared data 4s592h

Highlights

Facebook was said to have illegally shared data with Cambridge Analytica
The of the agreement weren’t disclosed as of now
Facebooks s sued the platform in 2018

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Facebook parent Meta has settled the lawsuit claiming that the social media platform has illegally shared data with the research firm Cambridge Analytica. The settlement comes after it was revealed a month ago that Mark Zuckerberg, the Chief Executive Officer of Meta, would have to sit for a six hours long questioning by the plaintiff's lawyers. The of the agreement weren't disclosed as of now. Facebook s had sued the social media company in 2018.

According to a recent report by Bloomberg, American tech giant Zuckerberg would have to sit in for a six hours questioning by the plaintiff's lawyers.

To recall, Facebook s sued the platform in 2018 following revelations that Cambridge Analytica which was linked to Donald Trump's 2016 campaign for president gained access of about 87 million s.

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The court filing a month ago had also indicated that the Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg will have to testify.

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In the latest filing, lawyers representing both the parties asked the judge handling the suit to pause it in order to “facilitate the process of finalising a written settlement agreement".

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