Meta Platforms has begun distributing payments from its $725 million privacy settlement, with newly filed court documents revealing that eligible Facebook users will pocket between $4.89 and $38.36,depending on how long they maintained an account during the settlement period.
According to documents filed in a California court, the minimum payout is $4.89, the maximum is $38.36, and the average check will be $29.43, reported The Hill.
Payments are being processed by Angeion, the court-appointed administrator, and will continue over a 10-week distribution period.
The amounts are tied to a point system: users earn one point for each month they had an active Facebook account between May 2007 and December 2022.
The more points accrued, the higher the payout. A claimant with the maximum 188 points will receive the top-end $38.36 payment.
Attorneys said roughly 28 million valid claims were filed, which they believe to be the largest number ever submitted in a U.S. class action lawsuit.
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