Case 1:20-mc-00036-JEB-ZMF Document 31 Filed 12/03/21 Page 4 of 14 obtain “evidence indicating the involvement of Myanmar State officials and entities, or those affiliated with State officials and entities, in spreading anti-Rohingya hate speech on Facebook, including the content of related Facebook accounts and evidence of coordinated activity,” which Petitioner could then submit to the ICJ in support of its claims against Myanmar. See Pet. App. at 14. Specifically, The Gambia requested 12 discrete categories of documents and communications associated with pages and accounts linked to Myanmar government officials. Id. at 14–17. It also requested documents relating to Facebook’s investigation that led to its conclusion that the removed accounts had engaged in coordinated inauthentic behavior, as well as a Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(6) deposition. Id. at 17. This Court referred the Application to Magistrate Judge Faruqui for full case management on June 9, 2020. See ECF No. 2 (Order Referring to MJ). After briefing and a six-hour hearing, Magistrate Judge Faruqui issued a well-written and thorough Order granting in part and denying in part The Gambia’s Application on September 22, 2021. See MJ Order. He rejected Facebook’s arguments that the Stored Communications Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2701, et seq., prohibited it from releasing much of the requested content. See MJ Order at 7–19. A subsequent weighing of the § 1782 factors, additionally, led him to conclude that discovery was appropriate. Id. at 23–28. He also ordered Facebook to produce any nonprivileged documentation relating to its internal investigation. Id. at 28–29. The Order declined to grant The Gambia’s request for a Rule 30(b)(6) deposition, however, finding it “unduly burdensome.” Id. at 29. Facebook filed its Objections to the Magistrate Judge Order on October 13, 2021. See Resp. Objections. After receiving a Response from The Gambia and a further Reply from Facebook, see ECF Nos. 27 & 28 (Repl.), this Court held a hearing to clarify what remains in 4

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