Are you eligible for $92 million payout from TikTok settlement?
Millions of TikTok users may be eligible for a payout after TikTok agreed to a $92 million settlement in light of lawsuits over user privacy. AP TikTok users may be eligible for a share of $92 million after the social media company agreed to a class-action settlement.
Is there a lawsuit against TikTok?
TikTok settles lawsuit for $92 million. Why you might not get any settlement money A federal judge in Illinois has granted final approval for a $92 million class-action lawsuit settlement between the social media network TikTok and users of the platform, with Illinois residents set to receive the largest share of the payout.
What does the $92 million settlement with ByteDance mean for TikTok?
The $92 million settlement is small change for TikTok since the app’s parent company, ByteDance, is worth $250 billion, according to Bloomberg. In light of the settlement, TikTok has made changes to its data and privacy settings.
What is TikTok doing with your personal data?
Under the proposed terms of the settlement, TikTok will no longer record a user’s biometric information, including facial characteristics, or track a user’s location using GPS data.
How Do I Qualify For Payment?
If you reside in the United States and used the App prior to September 30, 2021. If you and/or your minor child used the TikTok and/or Musical.ly application, You May Be Entitled to a Payment from a Class Action Settlement.
How Do I File a Claim and Get Paid?
You must submit a completed Claim Form to receive a payment. You will receive your payment by electronic means (unless you opt for an alternative form of payment). You can fill out a claim form on the official class action's website HERE .
What are the details in the case against TikTok?
It began with a number of lawsuits, many of them filed on behalf of minors, that claimed TikTok “clandestinely vacuumed up” private and personally identifiable data from its users, violating federal and state laws that require written consent before technology companies can mine personal details.
Who is eligible for a payout in the settlement?
This is a class action settlement, meaning millions of people qualify. Anyone in the United States who used the TikTok app before Sept. 30, 2021, is eligible. Adults can submit claims on the behalf of their minor children.
How much might I expect to get?
The total value of the settlement is a whopping $92 million, but because of the wide swath of qualifying users, individual payments are likely to be much smaller. As Newsweek explained in its analysis, the U.S.
If I qualify for the settlement, what should I do now?
The legal team handling this suit has set up this website for submitting claims. If you fall within the qualifications for the settlement, you now have the following options for how to proceed.
