Facebook is a widely used and popular social media application that offers many exciting features. Meanwhile, the widely used and most popular social media platform has faced several lawsuits over how the company used its users’ personal information in recent years.
After a four-year battle, Facebook’s parent company Meta has agreed to pay users more than $725 million to settle allegations it shared personal information with third-party companies.
According to the information, Facebook users are days away from the deadline to claim their share of the cash from the settlement of the class-action lawsuit. If you hope to receive any money from the $725 million Facebook settlement, you have just a few days left to file a claim. Here in this article, we are sharing all the information for eligibility to file a claim for a lawsuit settlement amount.
Who is eligible for the Facebook settlement amount?
If you were a Facebook user in the United States between May 24, 2007, and December 22, 2022, you are eligible for your share in the settlement, but you will still need to complete a form to receive the settlement amount. Your claim is valid only if you lived in the United States during that entire time. The last online claim filing date is August 25, 2023, till 11:59 PM.
How to claim money from a Facebook lawsuit settlement? (Claim Facebook Settlement)
- If you are eligible for settlement funds, you can submit your claim in two ways: online or by mail.
- For online: The easiest way is to file a claim online through the Facebook User Privacy Statement website.
- For mail: [email protected].
- You must verify certain information, including your name, email, address, phone number, and all Facebook usernames associated with your account between May 24, 2007, and December 22, 2022.
- You will be required to verify under oath that the information you submitted is accurate.
When will users get the Facebook settlement amount?
After applying the claim amount from the Facebook lawsuit settlement, it may take some time for your part of the settlement to reach you. The payment is expected to happen after final approval, which is scheduled for September 7.
Facebook User Privacy Settlement:
What is the Lawsuit About?
“Numerous lawsuits were brought on behalf of Facebook users who allege that Facebook (now Meta Platforms, Inc.) shared or otherwise made accessible to third parties (including but not limited to third-party app developers, “whitelisted” parties, business partners, advertisers, and data brokers) user data and data about users’ friends without permission of the users whose data was shared, and did not sufficiently monitor and enforce third-party access or use of that data”.
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