Facebook sending out $40 payments to users over 'Like button' issue
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(NEXSTAR) – Check your Venmo, email and mailbox: A payment from a years-old class action lawsuit against Facebook may be on its way this week.

Facebook’s parent company, Meta, agreed to settle the lawsuit back in February 2022, but payments didn’t start going out until April 10, 2025.

The lawsuit claimed Facebook was using cookies to collect data on users in 2010 and 2011, even when they were logged out or visiting other websites. The suit alleged users were still being tracked anytime they went to a website that displayed the Facebook “Like button.”

The social media company denied any wrongdoing, but agreed to a $90 million settlement in the case. Any Facebook users who visited a website that displayed the “Like button” between April 2010 and September 2011 were eligible to receive a piece of the payout.

When the class action suit was settled, it wasn’t clear exactly how much each individual claimant would get.

Finally, starting last week, people began receiving payments of $40.67 from “Facebook Internet Tracking Settlement Administrator” related to the case.

Several X users report getting the payment directly in their Venmo accounts, while others report receiving an email with a digital prepaid card.

According to Claim Depot, people had the choice to receive the payment by Venmo, PayPal, Zelle, virtual card or a check in the mail.

If you didn’t file a claim back in 2022, it’s unfortunately too late to get your payout. However, you may still be waiting on a check from a different – and much larger – settlement involving Facebook. In that case, Meta agreed to pay $725 million to settle claims it violated users’ privacy.

That settlement also had a claim deadline, which passed in 2023. Payments still haven’t gone out, however, as the court reviews appeals filed by objectors.

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