Facebook privacy settlement to send second round of payments June 9

Eligible Facebook users who already received a first settlement check will begin getting a second payment on June 9, drawn from uncashed money left over from the initial distribution. The automatic payouts come from the $725 million Facebook User Privacy Settlement, one of the largest data-privacy settlements in U.S. history, and will go only to people who filed valid claims before the August 25, 2023 deadline.

The settlement covers U.S. Facebook users between May 24, 2007, and December 22, 2022, and the case centers on allegations that Facebook shared user data with third parties without permission and did not adequately monitor that access. Court records show the second distribution was approved on May 6, 2026, to spread uncashed funds back to settlement class members rather than return the money to Meta Platforms.

Payments are expected to go out in batches over roughly four weeks, and eligible claimants should receive an email notice about three to four days before their second payment is issued. The process is automatic for people who already qualified and received an initial payment, so no new claims can be filed now that the deadline has passed.

The first round of checks began in September 2025, and reporting at the time put the average payout at about $30, with amounts varying based on how long each person had an active Facebook account. About 15.7 million eligible recipients are expected to receive the smaller second-round payments, according to reporting cited by Reuters.

For consumers, the key details are simple: check whether you already submitted a valid claim, watch for the email notice, and remember that the settlement does not allow new filings. The second payout also highlights a larger policy question that has followed many mega-settlements in the privacy era: whether a large cash fund, even one that reaches millions of people, changes the behavior of a company accused of mishandling personal data in the first place.