Meta Offers Canadian Facebook Users $51M to Settle Lawsuit in 4 Provinces

Published on January 11, 2024

Meta is offering $51 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in four Canadian provinces over the use of some users’ images in Facebook advertising. The legal action filed by a B.C. woman claimed her image and those of others were used without their knowledge in Facebook’s “sponsored stories” advertising program, which is no longer in operation. MNP Ltd., the court-appointed administrator handling the proposed settlement, says in a statement the agreement needs to be approved by a B.C. Supreme Court judge in March, along with a process to determine class members’ share of the money. The lawsuit was expanded outside of B.C. in 2019 to include residents of Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Newfoundland and Labrador....

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