<p><strong>Meta Platforms</strong> <strong>Inc</strong> META 已与其股东和公司领导达成和解，从而避免了一场价值 80 亿美元的审判。</p>
<p><strong>发生了什么</strong>：此举使首席执行官 <strong>马克·扎克伯格</strong> 免于就涉嫌数据违规问题作证。</p>
<p>该诉讼由 Meta 股东对扎克伯格及其他前公司高管提起，包括前首席运营官 <strong>谢丽尔·桑德伯格</strong>。</p>
<p>股东们旨在追究他们对公司近年来所产生的数十亿美元罚款和法律费用的责任。</p>
<p>Meta 股东指控 Facebook 现任和前任高管未能保护用户数据，路透社报道。</p>
<p>2019 年，联邦贸易委员会对 Facebook 处以 50 亿美元的罚款，原因是未遵守 2012 年保护用户数据的协议。</p>
<p>股东们要求 11 名被告使用个人财富来赔偿公司。被告们否认了这些指控，称其为 “极端的主张”。</p>
<p>另请阅读：Meta 秘密保留前员工的 ‘封锁’ 名单，前谷歌人力资源主管称其为 ‘闻所未闻’。</p>
<p>和解使原告能够避免一场艰难的案件，而扎克伯格和其他被告则避免了在宣誓下回答尖锐问题。</p>
<p>该案件是在揭露数百万 Facebook 用户的数据被剑桥分析公司访问后出现的，该公司是一家现已解散的政治咨询公司，曾为特朗普在 2016 年成功的美国总统竞选提供服务。</p>
<p>和解不仅使 Meta Platforms 避免了潜在的 80 亿美元赔付，还防止了其声誉进一步受损。</p>
<p>这也为特拉华州提供了一些缓解，该州因对股东起诉董事的宽容态度而受到批评。</p>
<p>此案的结果可能会影响未来考虑特拉华州作为法律注册地的公司的决策。</p>
<p>阅读下一篇</p>
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<p>图片来源：Shutterstock/JarTee</p>

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<p>Meta Platforms Inc 已与股东达成和解，避免了一场可能需要首席执行官马克·扎克伯格就数据违规问题作证的 80 亿美元审判。该诉讼由股东发起，指控扎克伯格和前高管未能保护用户数据，导致重大罚款。和解使被告免于接受严厉质询，并保护了 Meta 的声誉，同时也解决了关于特拉华州公司诉讼法律环境的担忧</p>

<p><strong>Meta Platforms</strong> <strong>Inc</strong> META has reached a settlement with its shareholders and company leadership, thereby avoiding an $8 billion trial.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>Meta Platforms</strong> <strong>Inc</strong> META 已与其股东和公司领导达成和解，从而避免了一场价值 80 亿美元的审判。</p>
</div><p><strong>What Happened</strong>: This move spares CEO <strong>Mark Zuckerberg</strong> from testifying about alleged data violations.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>发生了什么</strong>：此举使首席执行官 <strong>马克·扎克伯格</strong> 免于就涉嫌数据违规问题作证。</p>
</div><p>The lawsuit was initiated by Meta shareholders against Zuckerberg and other former company officials, including ex-Chief Operating Officer <strong>Sheryl Sandberg</strong>.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>该诉讼由 Meta 股东对扎克伯格及其他前公司高管提起，包括前首席运营官 <strong>谢丽尔·桑德伯格</strong>。</p>
</div><p>The shareholders aimed to hold them accountable for billions of dollars in fines and legal costs the company has incurred in recent years.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>股东们旨在追究他们对公司近年来所产生的数十亿美元罚款和法律费用的责任。</p>
</div><p>Meta shareholders had alleged that current and former officers and directors of Facebook failed to safeguard users’ data, reports Reuters.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Meta 股东指控 Facebook 现任和前任高管未能保护用户数据，路透社报道。</p>
</div><p>In 2019, the Federal Trade Commission imposed a $5 billion fine on Facebook for not adhering to a 2012 agreement to safeguard users’ data.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>2019 年，联邦贸易委员会对 Facebook 处以 50 亿美元的罚款，原因是未遵守 2012 年保护用户数据的协议。</p>
</div><p>The shareholders demanded the 11 defendants to use their personal wealth to compensate the company. The defendants refuted the allegations, which they dubbed as “extreme claims”.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>股东们要求 11 名被告使用个人财富来赔偿公司。被告们否认了这些指控，称其为 “极端的主张”。</p>
</div><p>Also Read: Meta Secretly Keeps ‘Block’ Lists of Ex-Employee, Former Google HR Chief Calls It ‘Unheard Of’</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>另请阅读：Meta 秘密保留前员工的 ‘封锁’ 名单，前谷歌人力资源主管称其为 ‘闻所未闻’。</p>
</div><p>The settlement enables the plaintiffs to sidestep a challenging case, while Zuckerberg and other defendants evade having to respond to intense questions under oath.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>和解使原告能够避免一场艰难的案件，而扎克伯格和其他被告则避免了在宣誓下回答尖锐问题。</p>
</div><p>The case emerged following revelations that data from millions of Facebook users was accessed by Cambridge Analytica, a now-defunct political consulting firm that worked for Donald Trump’s successful U.S. presidential campaign in 2016.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>该案件是在揭露数百万 Facebook 用户的数据被剑桥分析公司访问后出现的，该公司是一家现已解散的政治咨询公司，曾为特朗普在 2016 年成功的美国总统竞选提供服务。</p>
</div><p>The settlement not only saves Meta Platforms from a potential $8 billion payout but also prevents further damage to its reputation.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>和解不仅使 Meta Platforms 避免了潜在的 80 亿美元赔付，还防止了其声誉进一步受损。</p>
</div><p>It also provides some relief to Delaware, which has been facing criticism for its perceived leniency towards shareholders suing directors.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>这也为特拉华州提供了一些缓解，该州因对股东起诉董事的宽容态度而受到批评。</p>
</div><p>The outcome of this case could potentially influence future decisions by companies considering Delaware as their legal domicile.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>此案的结果可能会影响未来考虑特拉华州作为法律注册地的公司的决策。</p>
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Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Platforms Dodges $8 Billion Trial With Eleventh-Hour Settlement

- Meta Platforms Inc 与股东达成和解，避免了 80 亿美元的审判。  
- 和解使 CEO 马克·扎克伯格免于就数据违规问题作证。  
- 此案源于股东对公司高管未能保护用户数据的指控。  

马克·扎克伯格的 Meta Platforms 在最后时刻达成和解，避免了 80 亿美元的审判