"Any US Facebook user who had an active account between May 24, 2007, and December 22, 2022, was eligible to file a claim, even if they have deleted the account. The deadline to file was August 25, 2023. Almost 29 million claims were filed and about 18 million were validated as of September 2023, according to Meta's response in a 2024 legal document."
"It's been over two years since Facebook users were able to file claims in Meta's December 2022 settlement. The class-action lawsuit began after the social media giant said in 2018 that as many as 87 million Facebook users' private information was obtained by data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica, which had worked with President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign. Meta was accused of allowing Cambridge Analytica and other third parties, including developers, advertisers and data brokers, to access private information about Facebook users."
Facebook users who filed claims in Meta's $725 million Cambridge Analytica settlement may soon receive payments. Any US account active between May 24, 2007 and December 22, 2022 could file a claim, with an August 25, 2023 deadline. Nearly 29 million claims were filed and about 18 million were validated by September 2023. The class-action arose after Facebook said in 2018 that up to 87 million users' data was obtained by Cambridge Analytica. Meta was accused of allowing third-party access to private user data and did not admit wrongdoing as part of the settlement. Facebook implemented restrictions and new user data tools after the incident.
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