SCOTUS hears Facebook bid to toss shareholder suit over Cambridge Analytica scandal

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed in on Meta Inc.'s Facebook's bid to quash a federal securities fraud lawsuit brought by shareholders who accused the social media platform of misleading about its misuse of user data. The justices heard arguments in Facebook's appeal of a lower court's decision to allow a 2018 class action […]

Supreme Court hears Facebook's bid to block Cambridge Analytica shareholder suit

The Supreme Court on Wednesday considered Facebook's bid to block shareholder lawsuits over the Cambridge Analytica data scandal from proceeding. After the scandal became widely known in 2018, shareholders on social media accused Facebook of misleading investors by not mentioning Cambridge Analytica's misuse of user data in previous securities filings. sued the company. The tech […]