On October 19, 2026, Judge Thomas Hixson of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California ordered Meta to disclose information about employees who participated in or approved the downloading of datasets from 'shadow libraries' such as LibGen and Anna’s Archive via BitTorrent. The scope of disclosure includes individuals who actually performed the downloads, those who participated in discussions and approved the use of BT, as well as personnel who decided on file uploads or restricted uploading behaviors. This order stems from a lawsuit filed by publisher Entrepreneur Media against Meta, accusing it of downloading books via BT and sharing files, thereby assisting in the dissemination of unauthorized works. Meta claimed that the downloads were carried out by engineers as technical operations and that decisions on data usage were made collectively by the team. The judge pointed out that the publisher was inquiring about all individuals involved in the decision-making process, and Meta could not refuse disclosure solely on the grounds that 'there was no single person in charge.'