Second Facebook privacy settlement payment is coming soon

MoneyWatch Second Facebook privacy settlement payment is coming soon. Here's what to know. .chip { background-image: url('/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/images/chip-bgd/chip-bgd-moneywatch.jpg'); } By Aimee Picchi Aimee Picchi Associate Managing Editor, MoneyWatch Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets including USA Today and Consumer Reports. Read Full Bio Aimee Picchi June 5, 2026 / 10:56 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Some Facebook users may soon receive a second payout tied to parent company Meta's $725 million privacy settlement, according to the claims administrator and an email sent to eligible claimants.The payment stems from a settlement of multiple lawsuits against Facebook by users who claimed the social media network improperly shared their information with third-party sources, such as advertisers and data brokers. The lawsuits were sparked by Facebook's 2018 privacy scandal involving Cambridge Analytica, which scraped user data from the site to profile voters. Meta has denied any liability or wrongdoing under the settlement.The first settlement payments were sent to Facebook users in September 2025, with a court filing stating that the average payment amount was $29.43. Payments were based on factors including how long someone used Facebook during the 15-year period covered by the settlement and the number of people who filed claims.Here's what to know about the second payments. Why is there a second Facebook payment?The settlement website says the court approved a second distribution using funds from uncashed payments from the first round of payouts. Those funds were returned to the settlement administrator and are now being redistributed to claimants who successfully cashed their original payment. Will I be alerted about another payment?Yes, the claims admini...