Two class members in Facebook’s $725 million privacy settlement have asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to reverse approval of the deal, which they insist awarded class members less than 0.3% of their potential statutory damages.
In a May 4 opening brief, the objectors argued class members — who brought claims under the Video Protection Privacy Act and the Stored Communications Act — could each get at least $1,000 in statutory damages. However, the settlement, which resolved claims that Facebook’s Meta Platforms Inc. gave personal information of its users to third parties, such as Cambridge Analytica, awards them only $2.87 each.
