Zuckerberg and Meta reach $8 billion settlement over violations of Facebook users’ privacy

Zuckerberg and Meta reach $8 billion settlement over violations of Facebook users’ privacy


Mark Zuckerberg, along with current and former high-ranking employees at Meta, reached an $8 billion settlement for damages caused by repeatedly allowing violations of Facebook users’ privacy.

A lawyer for the shareholders told Judge Kathaleen McCormick of the Delaware Court of Chancery on Thursday that the case was settled. Details of the settlement were not disclosed, and defense lawyers did not address the judge, according to Reuters

Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at LlamaCon 2025, an artificial intelligence developer conference, in Menlo Park, California, Tuesday, April 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, file)

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