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Another payment is on the way to Facebook users eligible for a cash settlement in a $725 million class-action lawsuit related to privacy issues.
The legal action claimed that users' private content was shared with thousands of third parties between May 24, 2007, and Dec. 22, 2022, including data brokers, such as Cambridge Analytica, which used the information for political campaigns. The dispute was settled in 2023, with appeals resolved in May 2025. Facebook's parent company, Meta, denied any wrongdoing.
How much are the settlement checks, and who is eligible? Here are the latest details.
All Facebook users, except for affiliated companies or Facebook employees, were eligible for the cash settlement payments. It is the richest settlement in history for a privacy-related class-action lawsuit and the largest legal payout Facebook has ever been involved in.
A first round of payments was made to eligible Facebook users beginning in September 2025. On May 6, 2026, the court approved a second distribution to begin on June 9, which will last about four weeks.
To be eligible for the payments, you must have submitted a claim form by Aug. 25, 2023. If you are a part of the distribution, you will receive an email notification a few days in advance.
The first checks issued last year averaged about $30. This second payment is expected to be roughly between $5 and $7. If you filed a claim form and received the first check, no action is required on your part to receive this supplemental payment.
Of the estimated 250 million Facebook users eligible for the first cash settlement, some 19 million people received payments. About $169 million was paid in legal and administrative fees.
With the headlines touting "millions of dollars available to Facebook users," the potential for fraud is high. You may receive scam emails, texts, and social media pitches promising to get you in line for the settlement payments. Remember, if you are eligible, you would have submitted a claim form by Aug. 25, 2023, and received the first settlement check last fall.
The official settlement website is FacebookUserPrivacySettlement.com. There is a contact page on the site for questions. All other websites are not authorized by the court.
Official settlement administrators will not:
Ask for your Social Security number
Seek to confirm your name, address, or payment method
Ask for an administrative fee.
Send you a text message
Provide an estimate of your settlement payment
Ask to confirm your identity with a driver's license or other personal documents
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Another payment is on the way to Facebook users eligible for a cash settlement in a $725 million class-action lawsuit related to privacy issues.
The legal action claimed that users' private content was shared with thousands of third parties between May 24, 2007, and Dec. 22, 2022, including data brokers, such as Cambridge Analytica, which used the information for political campaigns. The dispute was settled in 2023, with appeals resolved in May 2025. Facebook's parent company, Meta, denied any wrongdoing.
How much are the settlement checks, and who is eligible? Here are the latest details.
All Facebook users, except for affiliated companies or Facebook employees, were eligible for the cash settlement payments. It is the richest settlement in history for a privacy-related class-action lawsuit and the largest legal payout Facebook has ever been involved in.
A first round of payments was made to eligible Facebook users beginning in September 2025. On May 6, 2026, the court approved a second distribution to begin on June 9, which will last about four weeks.
To be eligible for the payments, you must have submitted a claim form by Aug. 25, 2023. If you are a part of the distribution, you will receive an email notification a few days in advance.
The first checks issued last year averaged about $30. This second payment is expected to be roughly between $5 and $7. If you filed a claim form and received the first check, no action is required on your part to receive this supplemental payment.
Of the estimated 250 million Facebook users eligible for the first cash settlement, some 19 million people received payments. About $169 million was paid in legal and administrative fees.
With the headlines touting "millions of dollars available to Facebook users," the potential for fraud is high. You may receive scam emails, texts, and social media pitches promising to get you in line for the settlement payments. Remember, if you are eligible, you would have submitted a claim form by Aug. 25, 2023, and received the first settlement check last fall.
The official settlement website is FacebookUserPrivacySettlement.com. There is a contact page on the site for questions. All other websites are not authorized by the court.
Official settlement administrators will not:
Ask for your Social Security number
Seek to confirm your name, address, or payment method
Ask for an administrative fee.
Send you a text message
Provide an estimate of your settlement payment
Ask to confirm your identity with a driver's license or other personal documents
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This article was autogenerated from a news feed from CDO TIMES selected high quality news and research sources. There was no editorial review conducted beyond that by CDO TIMES staff. Need help with any of the topics in our articles? Schedule your free CDO TIMES Tech Navigator call today to stay ahead of the curve and gain insider advantages to propel your business!
