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Apr. 15, 2026

Court considers recording Zuckerberg testimony for future MDL cases

A federal judge signaled openness to recording Mark Zuckerberg's testimony for reuse in social media addiction trials, while pressing both sides on jury selection issues ahead of a June bellwether case.

Court considers recording Zuckerberg testimony for future MDL cases
Paul W. Schmidt of Covington & Burling LLP

U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said she won't give Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg special treatment when he testifies in the first bellwether trial over adolescent social media addiction--but may allow his testimony to be recorded for use in future cases.

At a pretrial conference Tuesday, with a Kentucky school district ready to try its case against four social media giants in June, Meta argued that recording Zuckerberg's testimony would save time for the defendants ...

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