Millions of Facebook users are finally getting their payouts from the $725M privacy settlement
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TL;DR
- In 2022, Meta agreed to pay a $725 million settlement to millions of users for allegedly selling their personal information to Cambridge Analytica.
- The company handling the payments has confirmed that the distribution of the money has commenced and will continue over the next 10 weeks.
- If your claim was approved, you’ll receive an email three to four days before your payment is sent.
It was a while ago, but you may remember when Meta got in trouble for allegedly selling Facebook users’ personal information to Cambridge Analytica. In 2022, the social media giant agreed to pay a $725 million settlement to those affected. Fast forward to today, those payments are finally starting to find their way to claimants’ accounts.
Anyone who was a Facebook user between May 7, 2007, and December 22, 2022, and filed a claim for this class action settlement will soon be getting a paycheck. The company handling the payments has confirmed that distribution has commenced. If you registered your claim, you should receive an email notification three to four days before your payment is issued.
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