Zuckerberg, Meta Leaders Face Human Trafficking Allegations (3)

Mark Zuckerberg and other senior leaders of Meta Platforms Inc. are facing shareholder litigation over claims they’ve spent years ignoring “rampant” sex trafficking and child exploitation that have “flourished” on Facebook and Instagram.

A group of pension and investment funds filed a shareholder derivative lawsuit in Delaware, targeting current and former members of the tech giant’s board and management. The suit accuses them of doing nothing despite being “well aware” that “predatory criminal activities” are thriving on the company’s social media platforms.

“For the past decade, Meta’s platforms have assisted, supported, and facilitated perpetrators of widespread systemic sex trafficking, human ...