Social network users Facebook that you have had your account active between mMay 2017 and December 2022 may request a portion of a settlement valued at 725 million dollars accepted by Meta, a suite created by mark zuckerbergfollowing the scandal of Cambridge Analytica.
In December 2022, Meta closed this payment to settle a huge class action lawsuit that accused its social network of allowing Cambridge Analýtica and other third parties to access to private and sensitive information of users, as well as deceive them about their privacy practices.
(The ‘blue chulito’ of Twitter left: if you want it, you will have to pay)
This legal battle began in 2019, after an international investigation into the company’s revelation that the private information of its 87 million users back thencould be obtained by Cambridge Analytica, an analysis firm that worked for the campaign of donald trump in the 2017 presidential race.
Faced with this situation, a state judge California preliminarily authorized that Facebook users can request a cash payment as part of an agreement made between the Meta suite and the justice of said state.
(Users, to participate in internet measurements).
How can I request the money?
To advance the application, you must fill out a formeither online or in print, in order to send it before August 25 so that the petition is included.
(‘Colombia will be leading investment in digital advertising’: Meta).
Every Facebook user in USA who had an active account between May 24, 2007 and December 22, 2022 can be part of the pool of applicants This includes those people who have closed their account within this time frame.
Not constant, there is still no certainty of how much can correspond to each person. This will be distributed to members who have valid requests based on how long they have had a Facebook profile in this period.
(‘The extent of spying that TikTok does is equal to that of Facebook.’)
The final hearing of the dispute between Meta and the North American justice system is scheduled for September 7th and payments will be made after California court approval.
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