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foolinaroundtoday at 2:21 PM1 replyview on HN

who receives (or has received) actual payments ( other than the lawyers)? I think we need some service that is able to break this out


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webotoday at 4:28 PM

this is what is most interesting to me as well. does any of this actually go towards helping the impacted children and families?

>The settlement resolves claims brought by 29 U.S. states, and will end a federal trial that had been one of the highest-profile tests yet of allegations that social media companies harmed young users.

>Wednesday's settlement also resolves lawsuits by California, Illinois, New Mexico and Washington, D.C., over privacy claims related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, where the consulting firm collected personal data of millions of Facebook users. Those states will receive $459.3 million to resolve those lawsuits.