Facebook User Privacy Settlement
Meta · Facebook · Settlement Reached
About this case
The class action alleged that Cambridge Analytica obtained Facebook users' personal data without their knowledge and used it for political advertising. Meta agreed to a $725 million settlement, and a second distribution of approximately $5 to $7 per qualifying claimant was issued in June 2026; the matter's final closure is not specified.
Case overview
- Defendant company
- Meta
- Product or service
- Case status
- Settlement Reached
- Lawsuit type
- Privacy
- Reported harm
- Privacy Security
Important dates
- Facebook privacy settlement claims
Participation information
Facebook privacy settlement claims
The original settlement covered U.S. Facebook account holders during the class period who submitted a claim by the August 2023 deadline. The second distribution was directed to claimants who received and cashed an initial payment.
No new claim submission is indicated for the second distribution; qualifying recipients were to receive additional payments through the settlement distribution process.
- Type
- Settlement Claim
- Status
- Deadline passed
- Total settlement amount
- $725,000,000
- Payout
- The second distribution was reported as approximately $5 to $7 per qualifying claimant. The first distribution reportedly paid approximately $25 to $30 per recipient.
- Reported proof requirement
- Unclear
Second distribution to previously paid claimants
Limited to Facebook users whose claims were previously verified and who received a payment in the initial distribution.
No new claim is described as required; eligible prior recipients are expected to receive a second payment.
- Type
- Other
- Status
- No action required
- Total settlement amount
- $725,000,000
- Amount per claim
- $6.04
- Payout
- The second distribution is expected to average $6.04 per claimant, with payments not expected to exceed $7.32 and some as low as $4.67.
- Reported proof requirement
- No
Sources
- Facebook User Privacy Settlement
stamford advocate ·
- Facebook User Privacy Data Settlement
Rolling Out ·
- Facebook User Privacy Class Action Settlement
Yahoo! Finance ·
- Facebook User Privacy Settlement
NBC 5 Chicago ·
- Facebook User Privacy Data-Sharing Settlement
FOX 13 Tampa Bay ·