Facebook Settlement
Facebook Class Settlement link
This lawsuit alleges that Facebook improperly tracked their users from the United States while visiting other websites that had a Facebook ‘Like’ button on their pages. Facebook has agreed to a $90 million settlement payout to affected users.
Who Is Eligible?
Anyone who was a Facebook user in the US and visited non-Facebook websites that displayed the Facebook ‘Like’ button, between April 22, 2010 and September 26, 2011.
How Much?
The total settlement fund is $90 million. There is no stated estimate of how much payout will be, it’ll depend on the number of claimants.
Important Dates
- Claims must be submitted by September 22, 2022
- Must have had a Facebook account between Apr. 22, 2010 through Sept. 26, 2011
Final Thoughts
Should be easy enough to fill out if you were affected during the eligible timeframe.
Hat tip to DDG
Just googled it and said no one will get paid until 2025 or later. Not sure how Jeff got payment when no one else did.
It looks like I got a 31 dollar payout today
What payment method did you choose? I chose ACH and I didn’t receive anything today. I’m a little worried about the payment as I changed the linked bank account a couple of months ago.
Very disappointed that there is no ‘Like’ button on the settlement website.
They really missed an opportunity here.
Facebook is a malevolent data mongering fiend which is why I only connect to friend networks via MySpace and Friendster and rip my MP3s through Napster using free trials of AOL dial up internet.
Can you file a claim if you didn’t use your real name on the account, like a pseudo name or a nickname? They must also have thousands of fake/bot/troll accounts like Twitter & all social media accounts have.
When you fill out the form, there’s a section where you input any username (or the corresponding URI) that you might have used during that time frame. I don’t know the details of how they verify that you were really the user behind that username.
Funny how people think their opinions matter to anyone else.
Or judgmental comments. 😉
There were already over 100 million users in the US by that time, so no one is going to get much.
Why do I sense that this is another Zuckerberg data collection scheme?
I only visit fb few times a week using private/incognito browser. Close out the window as soon as im done.
In fact, primary browser is firefox, FB is viewed on opera.
Cool
Out for $0.005