Second Facebook privacy settlement payment is coming. Who qualifies?
Second Facebook privacy settlement payment is coming. Who qualifies?
Publish Date: 2026-06-08 14:43:00
Source Domain: finance.yahoo.com
Another payment is on the way to Facebook users eligible for a cash settlement in a $725 million class-action lawsuit related to privacy issues.
The legal action claimed that users’ private content was shared with thousands of third parties between May 24, 2007, and Dec. 22, 2022, including data brokers, such as Cambridge Analytica, which used the information for political campaigns. The dispute was settled in 2023, with appeals resolved in May 2025. Facebook’s parent company, Meta, denied any wrongdoing.
How much are the settlement checks, and who is eligible? Here are the latest details.
Who is eligible for the second Facebook settlement payment?
All Facebook users, except for affiliated companies or Facebook employees, were eligible for the cash settlement payments. It is the richest settlement in history for a privacy-related class-action lawsuit and the largest legal payout Facebook has ever been involved in.
A first round of payments was made to eligible Facebook users beginning in September 2025. On May 6, 2026, the court approved a second distribution to begin on June 9, which will last about four weeks.
To be eligible for the payments, you must have submitted a claim form by Aug. 25, 2023. If you are a part of the distribution, you will receive an email notification a few days in advance.
The first checks issued last year averaged about $30. This second payment is expected to be roughly between $5 and $7. If you filed a claim form and received the first check, no action is required on your part to receive this supplemental payment.
Of the estimated 250 million Facebook users eligible for the first cash settlement, some 19 million people received payments. About $169 million was paid in legal and administrative fees.
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