Facebook, subsidiary of Meta, agreed to pay 725 million dollars in an agreement for having shared user data with Cambridge Analytica. And you can be part of the group of beneficiaries, as long as you meet some requirements.
After a class action lawsuit for misuse of user data, Mark Zuckerberg’s company agreed to that payment. The final audience, as well explained Business Insider, It was scheduled for September 7, and the money would be distributed later.
Cambridge Analytica, a political consulting firm, accessed the data of 87 million users of the social network with a personality questionnaire. Donald Trump’s campaign before the 2016 presidential elections worked with that company.
People they did not know that by completing the questionnaire they were passing on their data to the analysts.
For this reason, the North American Justice agreed with the company the payment of $725 million to the plaintiffs. How could you access a part of it?
The step by step to be part of the Facebook payment agreement
The first thing you should know is that anyone who has lived in the United States and used Facebook from May 24, 2007 to December 22, 2022 you can file the claim. Even if the platform account is not active.
Then you have to fill out a claim form provided by the claim website. The deadline is August 25.
How much would you be paid? The exact amounts per person will depend on the number of claims submitted, and will be deposited into digital payment apps, directly into a bank account, or with a prepaid Mastercard.
But people too they may decide not to abide by the agreement, if they feel it’s not enough, to preserve their rights from future lawsuits against Facebook.
The money will be paid after September 7, when a judge approves the final details of the agreement.