You can submit a claim in just a couple minutes for a piece of the massive $725 million Facebook settlement, but it will take much longer to get your payout.
, eligible individuals must file a claim before the August 25, 2024 deadline. The process of submitting a claim is simple and can be done either online or by mail. This provides an opportunity for affected individuals to seek a Facebook settlement payout as a result of the lawsuit....
United States Facebook users who had an active Facebook account between May 2007 and December 2022 can now apply to receive a portion of the $725 million that Meta paid to settle a class action lawsuit over the Cambridge Analytica data scandal. Claims can be submitted on the Facebook User ...
Facebook ordered to pay $650 million in facial recognition lawsuit Facebook contends that users automatically consent to appearing in Sponsored Stories because they understand that “liked” content appears in their friends’ newsfeeds; Sponsored Stories are, according to Facebook, simply repackaged an...
Facebook has started notifying users who may be eligible for a piece of the massive $725 million sum the company recently agreed to pay to settle a privacy lawsuit. But you don't need to wait for a notification to check if you qualify for a payment.
Facebook has made a donation to Bletchley Park, the English location that doubled as a center for Allied code-breaking during World War II.
which does not look great even on its face. To the extent that some of the nonprofits are also regular beneficiaries of Facebook's largesse, and would likely have gotten at least some of their cy pres money even without any lawsuit, the attorneys would be getting more than half the cash...
s intended to pay out to users who file a claim. The settlement comes after a long legal battle following the lawsuit thatFacebook improperly shared data with third-party advertisers and data brokers like Cambridge Analytica. The payout is, in total, $725 million, which begs the question: ...
theTimesfamously published an op-ed titled “It’s Time to Break Up Facebook,” by Chris Hughes, a cofounder of Facebook turned critic. And since the deal, columns fromTim WuandKara Swisher, among others, have been similarly critical. In December, theeditorial boardwelcomed a lawsuit cal...
In February 2021, a Californiafederal judgeissued final approval of the $650 million settlement, but the payout was delayed when an appeal was filed on behalf of two Illinois class members, Dawn Frankfother and Cathy Flanagan. The pair objected to the awarding of $97.5 million in attorneys fe...