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Surprise bonus payment in $725M Facebook privacy class action settlement goes out
Summary
A second round of payments is going out in the $725 million Facebook privacy class action settlement, giving eligible claimants a bonus check nearly a year after the first round was distributed. ... Read More The post Surprise bonus payment in $725M Facebook privacy class action settlement goes out appeared first on Top Class Actions.
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The class action lawsuit was brought by Facebook users who alleged the social media company improperly shared their personal data with third parties. The lawsuits were sparked by the 2018 Cambridge Analytica scandal, in which a data firm scraped Facebook user information to build voter profiles. Facebook’s parent company Meta agreed to pay $725 million to resolve the class action lawsuit without admitting liability or wrongdoing. About 19 million claims were validated out of an estimated 250 million eligible users — anyone with a Facebook account during the covered period could file. The first round of payments went out in September 2025, with an average payout of $29.43 and a range of rough