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Comment: Meta could face discovery sanctions despite settlement of US Cambridge Analytica case

By Amy Miller and Mike Swift ( August 29, 2022, 20:31 GMT | Comment) -- Meta's current and former executives escaped hours of grueling testimony when the company settled a US lawsuit over sharing user data with third parties, including Cambridge Analytica. But it may not help the company escape discovery sanctions. A federal judge in San Francisco who has angrily criticized Facebook’s lawyers over their handling of discovery issues said he won't cancel a scheduled sanctions hearing, despite the announced settlement.Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and former Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg escaped hours of grueling questioning when the social media platform settled a US lawsuit over sharing user data with third parties, including Cambridge Analytica. Sparing them from depositions slated to last a total of 11 hours was likely part of Facebook parent Meta's decision to settle....

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