Facebook Users Go Collect Wetin Dem Dey Owe Dem After Big Settlement

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Wetin dey happen, my people! Facebook don finally agree to pay dem $725 million wey dem settle for serious gree-gree about privacy. Dem don dey face plenty wahala since 2018 when the Cambridge Analytica saga burst everywhere, as people waka come find out say Facebook don let third-party guys collect their data without permission. Na who be dem wey no dey shy, abeg?

So, if you don use Facebook from May 24, 2007, to December 22, 2022, you fit catch your own part of the money. But make sure say you file your claim before August 25, 2023 o, otherwise na for mouth you go dey talk about money wey no go enter your pocket (and nobody wan hear that one!).

After the jollof party of filing claims, dem don confirm say about 28 million people don apply, but only 17 million don clear for validation. Payments don start for early September, and if dem approve your claim, you go receive email about 3 to 4 days before the money drop. Na so e be – no hustle, no muscle, but if you miss your chance, e don pass.

Now, how dem go share the money be this: out of the complete $725 million, after dem pay the lawyer and other costs (you know say the lawyers go always chop their own chop first), about $541 million go dey left for the claimants. Your payment go dey based on wetin dem dey call “allocation points,” which na how many months you don dey active for Facebook for that time wey dem dey check o.

For example, if you dey active for 24 months, you go collect more than person wey just dey active for 5 months. The middle payment wey dem dey expect na around $30, but if you don dey active like an ogbonge influencer, who knows? Your payoff fit sweet pass well well (nobody wan go collect just $30 after all this drama).

Meta, wey be Facebook parent company, don already deny say dem do anything wrong, but e be like say dem just wan settle to avoid for court wahala wey fit last forever. Dis one na the biggest money wey don enter space since social media begin collect my data! Still dey hope say dem go change dem ways as dem dey face all these laws.

So if you dey follow am, abeg, no forget say your Claim ID na your pass to check your status. E fit dey on your email, but e fit loss for cyber world—not funny!