by Alix Martichoux at The Hill
The long-awaited payouts from the record-breaking $725 million Facebook settlement are finally being sent out to the millions of users who qualified.
The distribution of payments will begin in August 2025 and continue for 10 weeks, Angeion, the company responsible for administering the settlement, confirmed online.
The saga started a few years ago when Facebook parent company Meta agreed to pay $725 million to settle claims it allowed people’s personal data to be shared with third parties. The most famous third party to get access was Cambridge Analytica, a consulting firm that supported Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.
The massive settlement made headlines when it was granted final approval in 2023 because of its size and scope. Basically anyone who had a Facebook account in the U.S. between 2007 and 2022 qualified for a piece of the huge sum.
At the time of final approval,…
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