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Judge Rejects Facebook ‘Sponsored Stories’ Settlement

Facebook Lawsuit over Sponsored Stories - Judge Rejects Settlement

US District Judge Richard Seeborg has rejected a proposed settlement in Facebook’s violation of member rights and California law. The company was sued for improperly obtaining and using user information as part of its sponsored stories advertisements. Judge Seeborg rejected the lawsuit because the company didn’t provide a better answer to previous questions about why… Read more »

Facebook Settles Sponsored Post “Like” Lawsuit For $10 Million

Facebook Sponsored Stories

Facebook has agreed to settle a “sponsored stories” lawsuit over its “Like” platform by agreeing to a $10 million one-time payment. The lawsuit was filed after Facebook began to retransmit users’ activities to their friends’ pages using the “sponsored stories” ad platform. If a user clicked on a “like” button for a brand their likes… Read more »