500,000 People Excluded From $725 Million Facebook Settlement–See If You Qualify

How to check if you’re among the 500k wrongly excluded from $725 million Facebook privacy settlement
500,000 People Excluded From $725 Million Facebook Settlement–See If You Qualify
A person watches on a smartphone Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiling the META logo in Los Angeles on Oct. 28, 2021. Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
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Around 500,000 people have been rejected for what they thought was their share of a $725 million class-action settlement of a lawsuit that claimed Facebook parent Meta violated their privacy—though some of those denied may still be eligible to collect the money, according to a report.

Many Facebook users—likely the majority of users in the United States—were eligible to apply for a portion of the enormous settlement.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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