Facebook is Paying out $725 Million in a Data Privacy Settlement to People with Facebook Accounts Between May 24, 2007 to December 22, 2022
Find out how you can submit a claim to be included in a $725 Million settlement against Facebook. You must submit a claim by Aug. 25, 2023.
Lawsuits Filed Against Facebook
Multiple lawsuits have been filed against Facebook, and anyone that had a Facebook account between May 24, 2007 to December 22, 2022, is eligible to submit a claim online. The claim must be submitted by August 25, 2023, to be eligible to receive monetary compensation from the $725 million settlement.
Keep in mind that most settlements (like this) typically do not amount to a lot of money when it is paid out. The lawyers are paid first, and then the remaining settlement amount is divided among all of those that filed a claim by the deadline and meets the criteria.
Facebook is one of the most popular and well-known social media websites in the world, and many people will qualify to receive monetary compensation.
KY3 News reported that “Meta, Facebook’s parent company, has denied any liability or wrongdoing, according to the claim website.”
Nonetheless, Meta (i.e. Facebook) is still required to pay a settlement to anyone that had a Facebook account between May 24, 2007 to December 22, 2022, even if they maintain they have done nothing wrong.
Facebook, Inc. Consumer Privacy User Profile Litigation
The official website references “Case No. 3:18-md-02843-VC: United States District Court for the Northern District of California.”
Below are important dates to note:
The website reads:
- “A Settlement has been reached between Defendant Facebook, Inc., now known as Meta Platforms, Inc., (“Meta” or “Defendant”) and Plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
