According to reports from Mint, Meta is launching a $100 million second distribution of its massive $725 million privacy settlement beginning June 9, 2026. The additional payout targets class members who successfully cashed their initial settlement payments. As per CBS News, the claims administrator has started notifying eligible claimants via email about the second round of settlement payments. The distribution will continue over the following four weeks and will be distributed to eligible claimants who previously received their first settlement cheque. The second round comes after a US court issued an order on May 6, 2026 approving the second distribution, stating that the court approved the redistribution of uncashed funds from the initial distribution to settlement class members who successfully cashed their initial payment.
According to the settlement website, the second round of payouts will only be available to those people who successfully cashed their first check or accepted their initial digital payment. Those who missed the original claim deadline in 2023 are not eligible to apply or receive payment in this round. The settlement applies to Facebook users in the United States who maintained an active account between May 24, 2007, and December 22, 2022, and submitted a valid claim before the August 25, 2023 deadline. Since the claims window has already closed, no new applications can be submitted. As reported by Mint, the first settlement payout ranged between $4.89 and $38.36 depending on account usage during the settlement period, with the average settlement amount being $29.43. The amount is calculated by assigning one point per month of account activity, reaching a maximum of 188 points. The second distribution will provide $4.67 to $7.32 per approved claimant, according to official settlement website updates.
As reported by Mint, the first settlement payout ranged between $4.89 and up to $38.36 depending on how long claimants had a Facebook account during the settlement period, with the average settlement amount being $29.43. The amount is calculated by assigning one point per month of account activity, with the maximum available points being 188. The second distribution will provide $4.67 to $7.32 per approved claimant, according to official settlement website updates. According to CBS News, the settlement website doesn't disclose the exact amount, but since the distribution is based on unclaimed funds from the first round, it's likely to be smaller than the initial $29.43 payment. The final payout will primarily depend on how much money remains from uncashed checks, expired digital payments, and other leftover settlement funds.
According to Mint reports, approximately 200,000 cheques were not cashed, while another 3 million digital payments expired during the initial distribution period. Angeion, the payment management company, received 28 million claims total, with 19 million claims successfully validated and processed. Claimants who haven't received their initial payment can check their spam folder for emails titled 'Notice of Settlement Payment' or contact the settlement website for inquiries. As per CBS News, eligible recipients will receive an additional email notice approximately 3-4 days before their additional settlement payment is issued, with no further action required if they meet the eligibility criteria. For the second payments, only those who successfully cashed their first cheques are eligible for the additional settlement.
The settlement traces back to the infamous Cambridge Analytica scandal that rocked Facebook in 2018, when it was revealed that a political consulting firm had harvested data from as many as 87 million users without their consent and used it to build voter profiles for targeted political ads. The fallout sparked congressional hearings, a public grilling of CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and billions in penalties, ultimately culminating in the $725 million privacy settlement that's still sending checks to users years later. As reported by Mint, Meta reportedly settled a class action lawsuit which alleged that users' data with the social media giant was shared with third parties without their consent during the period of May 2007 to December 2022. The suit further alleged that the company didn't monitor or enforce how third parties accessed or used that data. However, Meta has denied all claims in the lawsuit and that it violated any law.
