Meta Urges U.S. Court to Uphold $725 Million Privacy Settlement

Meta has urged a U.S. appeals court to uphold a $725 million class action settlement over Facebook’s alleged privacy violations.

The lawsuit, led by plaintiff Sarah Feldman, a longtime Facebook user concerned about digital privacy, accused Facebook of allowing Cambridge Analytica and others to access user data without consent.

A lower court approved the settlement in 2023, but some users objected, seeking higher compensation and reduced attorney fees.

Plaintiffs’ lawyer Derek Loeser defended the deal as the largest data-privacy recovery in history. Meta has denied the wrongdoing but has agreed to settle.

The case is now before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.