An $8 billion trial by Meta Platforms shareholders against Mark Zuckerberg and other current and former company leaders kicked off on Wednesday over claims they illegally harvested the data of Facebook users in violation of a 2012 agreement with the U.

Meta shareholders are demanding $8 billion for an alleged privacy scandal at Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook, based on allegations such as insider trading, illegal data harvesting, and board failure to oversee the social media giant's operations.

Mark Zuckerberg is slated to make yet another high-stakes courtroom appearance this week as shareholders seek to hold him accountable for the more than $8 billion that Meta has spent to settle lawsuits over privacy violations.