{"id":264994,"date":"2026-06-05T10:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T14:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/second-facebook-privacy-settlement-payment-is-coming-soon-heres-what-to-know\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T11:10:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:10:14","slug":"second-facebook-privacy-settlement-payment-is-coming-soon-heres-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/second-facebook-privacy-settlement-payment-is-coming-soon-heres-what-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Facebook privacy settlement payment is coming soon. Here’s what to know."},"content":{"rendered":"

Second Facebook privacy settlement payment is coming soon. Here’s what to know.<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/facebook-user-privacy-settlement-second-check-june-2026\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-06-05 10:56:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.cbsnews.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Some Facebook users may soon receive a second payout tied to parent company Meta’s\u00a0$725 million privacy settlement<\/span>, according to the claims administrator and an email sent to eligible claimants.<\/p>\n

The payment stems from a settlement of multiple lawsuits against Facebook by users who claimed the social media network improperly shared their information with third-party sources, such as advertisers and data brokers. The lawsuits were sparked by Facebook’s 2018 privacy scandal involving Cambridge Analytica, which\u00a0scraped user data<\/span>\u00a0from the site to profile voters.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meta has denied any liability or wrongdoing under the settlement.<\/p>\n

The first settlement payments were sent to Facebook users<\/span> in September 2025, with a court filing stating that the average payment amount was $29.43. Payments were based on factors including how long someone used Facebook during the 15-year period covered by the settlement and the number of people who filed claims.<\/p>\n

Here’s what to know about the second payments.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Why is there a second Facebook payment?<\/h2>\n

The\u00a0settlement website says the court approved a second distribution using funds from uncashed payments from the first round of payouts.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Those funds were returned to the settlement administrator and are now being redistributed to claimants who successfully cashed their original payment.<\/p>\n

Will I be alerted about another payment?<\/h2>\n

Yes, the claims administrator is sending emails to alert people who qualify for the second payment. The subject line of the email is: “Facebook User Privacy Settlement \u2013 Settlement and Second Distribution Status Update.”<\/p>\n

If you’re not sure whether you are receiving a second payment, you can email the settlement administrator at\u00a0info@facebookuserprivacysettlement.com. Make sure to include your claim ID.<\/p>\n

When will the second payment be issued?<\/h2>\n

The Facebook settlement website says distribution of the second payments will begin on June 9 and continue for four weeks.<\/p>\n

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