NEW YORK, USA — If you dey among AARP members or you fit remember the last time you log in for AARP website, you fit don land yourself small money wahala. Na true. Dis nonprofit organization don agree to drop $12.5 million as settlement because dem dey share people personal info with Facebook without dem consent. (E be like say dem no sabi say data na gold for this world o.)
According to the matter wey land for court, AARP get thousands of videos on dem website wey dey address serious topics like aging and health issues. Na as member, you dey fit access all this video content wey dem get for their site, including drivers safety courses for seniors—we sabi say e no easy to drive when you don old sha.
The lawsuit talk say AARP dey share information about wetin users dey watch for dem site with Meta, wey be the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, without any consent. Even though AARP dey deny sey dem do anything wrong, dem still gree settle to avoid further wahala, so now you fit chop from the $12.5 million settlement fund. (Some people sabi make am for wahala o.)
If you dey reason say you gree fall under the category, here wetin you need to know. You don must get Facebook account, plus, you don request or watch video content on AARP.org between Sept. 27, 2020, and Sept. 12, 2025. No forget say you also need to be AARP member or registered user for AARP.org. (Na for this kind matter wey make some people dey act like dem be lawyer.)
If you meet all these requirements, you fit expect cash payment between $47 and $237, but no be guarantee o. This amount fit change based on how many people go file claim. Deadline to submit your claim na Dec. 31, 2025. No forget sey dis money no go land your hand until Feb. 2026, after court approval hearing wey dey scheduled for dat date. (E fit be like wait for Christmas again, abi na just me dey feel like dis?)
AARP no dey the only one wey dey for this kind legal matter o. People wey fit jam such issues for privacy or data violation fit collect money as well, but each case get im own rules and deadlines. Dis na classic example of class action lawsuit, wey plenty people join together to take one case, so that dem no go tire for long legal drama. Once you collect dis settlement, you usually fit no get right to sue again for the same issue. (So, you gree shout your own ‘moaning’ for the money.)
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