Facebook users in the US will receive payments in 2024 from a $725 million class action privacy settlement against Facebook. who is eligible for Settlement Amount Facebook settlement payout date, how much each person can expect to receive and how to check the status of your claim.
Who is Eligible for the Facebook Settlement?
To be eligible to get money from the Facebook settlement claim you must have:
- Lived in US at time you had a Facebook account
- Had Facebook account for at least 6 hours between May 24, 2007 and December 22, 2022
You do not need to have Facebook account now or be current user.
Who meets the above criteria can file a claim even if you deleted your Facebook account years ago.
Facebook Settlement Amount April 2024 Overview
- Settlement Amount for Facebook
- Settlement Amount $725 million
- Judgement Date October 10, 2023
- Eligible Duration May 24 2007 to December 22, 2022
- Payment Date Expected in April 2024
- Facebook settlement amount per person $30 average
- Official Portal Facebookuserprivacysettlement.com
How Much Will Each Person Get?
The settlement administrator Angejon guess that each valid claimant will receive an average payment of around $30.
The exact amount person receives will based on how long they had Facebook account and how actively they used Facebook during eligible period.
August 2023 17 million valid claims had been filed. Not all claims will valid so number of people getting payments may be lower than that.
Those who used Facebook more actively for longer period will receive larger payment thant others.
Every valid claimant will get something, You can use Facebook settlement amount calculator to know about exact claim amount.
Facebook Settlement Amount
In 2022, Facebook settled class action lawsuit that accused company of violating users privacy by tracking internet activity when they were logged out of Facebook.
The lawsuit said this violated federal wiretapping and privacy laws.
Facebook agreed to pay $725 million to settle the case.
The settlement was granted last approval by federal court in California in October 2023. Claim process is underway with payment to start in April 2024.
Filling Out the Facebook Settlement Claim Form
If you used Facebook in the U.S. between May 2007 and December 2022 you may be eligible for payment from the Facebook settlement website.
Here is tip on how to submit your claim:
- Go to Facebookuserprivacysettlement,com for Facebook settlement login
- Click Submit a Claim for Facebook settlement claim
- Enter your name email phone number
- List when you used Facebook between 2007-2022
- Choose a payment method Paypal, check
- Submit the claim and watch for email
The deadline to submit a Facebook settlement claim is soon.It is recommended you file as soon as possible to get in line for payment.
Give accurate info on form to avoid issues or delays with your claim being verified and approved.
Your claim is denied respond ASAP to any request for additional details.
Checking Your Claim Status
To check the Facebook settlement check status go to settlement website at Facebookuserprivacysettlement.com.
You can enter your Facebook settlement claim ID number and detail to see if your claim is approved or denied.
Approximately 50,000 claims had been rejected due to incomplete information. Claims get denied you will have short window to appeal or provide additional documentation.
Check Your Facebook settlement claim status leading up to the April 2024 payment date. Check your email spam folder too for notifications.
