Facebook has reached a $725 million settlement to resolve claims of privacy violations by parent company Meta. As part of the settlement, Facebook users in the United States can file for compensation (The Washington Post). Anyone who used Facebook in the last 16 years in the US is eligible to collect a portion of the settlement amount (CBS News). Users have until August to claim their share of the class-action settlement (NBC News). The settlement affects any user who used the social network between 2007 and 2022 (NBC Los Angeles).
The settlement was tentatively approved by a judge, paving the way for users of Facebook to apply for a payout (The Hill). The claim form for users asks for their current email address as well as the email used with the Facebook account (WFMY News 2). The payout process is still unclear, but it is likely that users will receive a check (NBC Chicago).
Meta has agreed to payout cash to Facebook users as part of a class-action lawsuit settlement (Mashable). The settlement is aimed at compensating users who were affected by Facebook’s privacy violations (USA Today). The privacy violations resulted in the collection of users’ data without their consent, including facial recognition data (The Hill).
In conclusion, this settlement is a step towards compensating Facebook users affected by the privacy violations. Users who were affected can apply for a payout until August, and the claim form requires information about the email address used for the Facebook account. This settlement aims to compensate Facebook users for the company’s privacy violations over the past 16 years.
