The company pays compensation to its users who have lived in the United States between 2007 and 2022.
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The social media company Facebook is now paying its users hundreds of millions in compensation, due to user data leaked to the consulting company Cambridge Analytica. The total amount of compensation paid by the company is more than 660 million euros.
Facebook users who have lived in the United States between May 24, 2007 and May 22, 2007 are eligible for compensation. December 2022. The Facebook account no longer needs to be used to apply for compensation.
You can therefore apply for compensation if you have been in the United States for example for your exchange studies or work and used the service.
Users can apply for compensation by August 25 using a form found online. You can find the form and documents related to compensation from here.
In the scandal between Facebook and Cambride Analytica, the information of more than 50 million users leaked to the consulting company. Users were targeted with political advertising, which was identified based on user data.
The final amount of compensation depends on the number of people who applied for compensation. The court’s decision on the payment of compensation will be given on September 7.
Told about it Business Insider.