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Facebook Class Action Settlement of Facebook Sponsored Stories Ads Lawsuit | Fraley v. Facebook

Facebook Class Action Settlement Of Class Action Lawsuit Over Facebook Sponsored Story Ads.

A settlement has reportedly been reached in a class action lawsuit against Facebook (“Facebook” or “Defendant”) in the U.S. District Court Northern District of California (styled Angel Fraley et al v. Facebook, Inc., Class Action Case No. CV-11-01726) alleging, among other things, that Facebook used names and likeness of Facebook users without their prior consent in Facebook Stories advertisements, according to a Facebook Sponsored Stories class action settlement news report.

Under the proposed Facebook Sponsored Stories class action settlement, Facebook will provide users more control over how their personal information is used in the Facebook Sponsored Stories ads feature and will also reportedly pay $10 million to various non-profit organizations.

The proposed Facebook class action settlement reportedly requests that the court certify the following proposed settlement class:

All persons in the United States who have or have had a Facebook account at any time and had their names, nicknames, pseudonyms, profile pictures, photographs, likenesses or identities displayed in a Sponsored Story, at any time on or before the date of entry of the preliminary approval order.

For more information about the proposed Facebook  Sponsored Stories class action settlement, read Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement.

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  • wayne June 25, 2012, 2:40 pm

    facebook 10 million to various charities why shouldnt the people on facebook get the money I donate to charity . There is too many companies giving to charity instead of back to the people ande then they can write taxes off come on we arent stupid just manipulized

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