The Morning After: How to Claim Your Share of Meta’s $725 Million Class Action Settlement

A federal judge recently gave initial approval to a $725 million settlement between Meta users and Facebook alleging the company shared their personal data without proper consent. If you used Facebook between May 2007 and December 2022 and lived in the US during that time, you are eligible to receive cash from the settlement. However, it will not be money that changes your life. Given the number of users, expect to get a few dollars.

The complaint form recommends adding “confirmation@facebookuserprivacysettlement.com” to your contact list to ensure that no important correspondence ends up in your spam folder, even if it sounds like a spam account.

–Matt Smith

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