witness stand

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Last month on the witness stand, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg tried to convince jurors that his company wasn’t prioritizing growth over safety.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

The case was the first to get Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the witness stand, where he defended Instagram’s safety record and lamented the difficulty of keeping youngsters off the app.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

The Meta chief executive was called to the witness stand in a civil trial over a lawsuit that accuses Instagram of knowingly causing harm to children.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

But the jury rejected that defence when she took to the witness stand.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

She remembered, on the witness stand, that Carl junior had returned that evening with a bamboo fishing rod.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson