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

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. “If you were a Facebook user in the United States between May 24, 2007, and December 22, 2022, inclusive, you may be eligible for a cash payment” from the class-action settlement, the settlement website states. Such users, which probably cover the vast majority of American Facebook users who still have an account on the social media platform, were given until Aug. 25, 2023, to submit a claim form....