Facebook is starting to issue payments to millions of users as part of a $725 million class action lawsuit over claims that the social media platform misused users’ privacy.

The settlement stems from numerous lawsuits in recent years over how the company used personal data of its users. Many of the lawsuits were eventually consolidated into one class-action lawsuit , which has since been settled and will soon be paying out.

Facebook settlement claims coming soon

What we know:

This week, users who filed a claim, started receiving emails that their claim was "approved" and that their settlement payment would be issued "in the next 3-4 business days."

Last month, the settlement’s website said the distribution benefits had commenced and would continue over the following 10 weeks. The

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