LEWISTON, ID – If you were a Facebook user at any point between May 24, 2007, and December 22, 2022, the social media company may owe you money. A $725 million settlement was reached as a result of numerous lawsuits against Facebook, now known as Meta.
Some users have received notifications from Facebook regarding the class-action lawsuit. If you haven’t, you can apply HERE or download the claim form and mail it in. You can also request a paper copy of the form by calling the settlement administrator at 1-855-556-2233. The deadline to submit a claim is August 25th.
The lawsuits claimed the company shared private user data with data mining firm Cambridge Analytica and other third parties without their permission, and Facebook did not sufficiently monitor and enforce its rules on third parties who had access to user data.
Facebook/Meta denies any liability or wrongdoing, yet agreed in December to pay the $725 million to resolve the claims outside of the court system.
As part of the claim process, you have to provide some personal information, according to the agreement.
“The Claim Form shall, among other things, require the Settlement Class Member to provide contact information and to respond to prompts regarding whether they resided in the United States at any time during the Class Period, if they were a Facebook user during the Class Period, the time period during which they were a Facebook user during the Class Period, their Facebook usernames or the emails associated with their Facebook account, selection of form of payment, and verification of the information provided,” court documents say.
Payments will be distributed to settlement class members after the court grants its final approval and after any appeals are resolved. A final approval hearing has been set for September 7th.
