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From the FAQ at https://www.patreonsettlement.com/faq/

> 1. What is happening in this lawsuit?

> A group of people (called Plaintiffs) filed a class action lawsuit against Patreon, Inc. ("Patreon")—the defendant in this lawsuit. These Plaintiffs claimed that Patreon disclosed its users' identities and video-viewing preferences without consent in violation of federal law. Patreon denies these allegations.

> In April 2024, Patreon agreed to pay $7.25 million to settle the claims against it. The group of people that Patreon has agreed to pay is called the Settlement Class and it includes everyone who, between April 1, 2016 and September 23, 2024, requested or obtained video content on the Patreon website (patreon.com) while in the United States and at a time the person had a Facebook account and a Patreon account. If you are in this group and want to get paid, you must submit a claim. Details on how to submit a claim are provided below.

> After deduction of the costs of notice and settlement administration, any Court-approved award of attorneys’ fees (up to 30% of the Settlement Fund), litigation costs, and any service awards for the Class Representatives (up to $7,500 to each of the six individual Class Representatives), the Settlement Fund will be divided equally among eligible class members.

> We will not know the final amount that each class member will receive until all claims are completed. Based on claims rates in similar cases, eligible class members may receive between $35 and $175 each. The actual amount that each class member receives will be determined once all claims are evaluated, and may be higher or lower than these estimates.

I guess if there's a general trend of $35 per privacy violation companies might take a bit more serious.

> I guess if there's a general trend of $35 per privacy violation companies might take a bit more serious.

So far I received a payout of 210€ for one privacy violation. THAT is a more adequate sum!

You could always sue them yourself. no need to become part of the class action.

You can but judges don't really like it when you use their time for something already decided. unless you have a new arguement or reason to object to the original for some reason just join it. Lawyers are the only ones who win in court anyway.

> I guess if there's a general trend of $35 per privacy violation companies might take a bit more serious.

The pricing of settlements is frequently tied to the size of insurance policies. So you’re right, but it may take a few hops for the trend to percolate.

Not really. How much has Meta paid out so far on all the biometric settlements? Hundreds of millions? Everyone I know got a $900 from that. Then the Google one was another couple of hundred, right?

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