Ryan Knudson

The more time they spend on their sites, the more ads they can show, and the more money they'll make.

So I just walked out of the courtroom.

So we've been in there all day hearing lots of testimony from Mark Zuckerberg.

He was first cross-examined.

That's next.

All right, Megan, you were in court yesterday listening to Mark Zuckerberg testify.

Can you just set the scene for us?

Yeah.

So it was incredibly hectic and chaotic to even get a seat in the courtroom.

There was a line of media, and there was a lot of families who have lost loved ones, and they were there to support the plaintiff and also, I think, wanted to hear from Zuckerberg themselves.

Eventually, Zuckerberg was shuttled in, surrounded by an entourage.

He's wearing this navy blue suit and tie, you know, head up, looking straight forward.

We all go in.

It's very quiet, feels very heavy in there.

Court gets started a little after 9 a.m., and they call him to the witness stand immediately.

He's the first witness of the day and the only witness of the day.

The plaintiff's attorney, Mark Lanier, got started.

One of his first questions was about Zuckerberg's wealth and how much money his ownership stake in Meta is worth.

It depends on the day, but right now it's about $200 billion.

Zuckerberg responded by saying, the better that Meta does, the more money I'll be able to invest in science research.