{"id":4232,"date":"2013-09-10T11:39:03","date_gmt":"2013-09-10T15:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.lawyer.com\/?p=4232"},"modified":"2020-07-24T09:52:47","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T13:52:47","slug":"facebook-faces-lawsuit-over-faces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lawyer.com\/index.php\/facebook-faces-lawsuit-over-faces\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook Faces Lawsuit Over Faces"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Do you have a Facebook? If so, you\u00a0might have been used for an ad and not have known it. If your Facebook account\u00a0had a Facebook Sponsored Story, which\u00a0featured your name or profile picture, you may be a\u00a0member in a class action lawsuit. These Sponsored Stories\u00a0are a form of advertising that typically contained posts, which would\u00a0appear on Facebook.\u00a0 These\u00a0ads were\u00a0from\u00a0different businesses, organizations, or individuals who have paid to promote on Facebook,\u00a0so there is a better chance that the posts will be seen.\u00a0 Basically, the lawsuit alleges<\/a> Facebook used users’ names and likenesses to sell\/advertise products without the users’ consent. <\/p>\n

One Facebook\u00a0user\u00a0found himself on an interesting ad\u00a0for Amazon on Facebook. Nick Bergus ‘favorited’ a tweet and re-posted it on\u00a0his Facebook account in amusement . The ad was ” a 55-gallon drum of Passion Natural water-based lubricant<\/a> (and save 46 percent off list!)”. To his surprise, the following week a friend of his posted a screen capture of his post showing up in ads on his news feed. This meant Amazon\u00a0was paying Facebook to highlight Nick Bergus’ link to a giant tub of personal lubricant. This is one example of many ads that were being featured.<\/p>\n

Facebook set aside over $20 million to use as a part of compensation for those who have fallen victim of the Sponsored Stories. Based on the terms of the settlement, Facebook users who had their name, photo, or other information in a sponsored story could have been entitled to a check. They estimated that around 125 million users in the United States were eligible for compensation, which is nearly three fourths of Facebook users. For anything over $20 million, Facebook is going to donate the money to some\u00a0nonprofit organizations.\u00a0Facebook has contacted some users to inform them they\u00a0would be eligible for a payout.<\/p>\n

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