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Facebook's $725 Million Privacy Settlement Payouts Revealed: Users To Receive Between $4.89 And $38.36 As Payments Roll Out

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) has begun distributing payments from its $725 million privacy settlement, with newly filed court documents revealing that eligible Facebook users will pocket between $4.89 and $38.36, depending on how long they maintained an account during the settlement period.

Benzinga

From Discord To Bitchat, Tech At The Heart Of Nepal Protests

From sparking protests that toppled the prime minister to giving young people a platform to discuss their country's political future, social media was key to Nepal's extraordinary uprising this week.

International Business Times

Tributes Flow After MAFS & Farmer Wants A Wife Star Lachlan Rofe Dies Suddenly Aged 47

Married At First Sight star and former Farmer Wants A Wife contestant Lachlan Rofe has died suddenly at the age of 47.

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"I've had that name longer than him": Meta deleted a bankruptcy lawyer’s Facebook page for “impersonating” Mark Zuckerberg — but it’s his real name, and now he’s fighting back

Meta banned a bankruptcy lawyer from Facebook for “impersonating” Mark Zuckerberg, but that’s actually his real name. He’s now suing the company for negligence and breach of contract.

Windows Central

Private Jet That Took Off From Utah After Charlie Kirk Assassination Disappears Mid-Flight Sparking Suspicion

A private jet left Provo Airport, which is a 15-minute drive from where the conservative commentator was shot, and dropped off from tracking software.

Latin Times

“So Shocking And Awful”: Husband Swaps Seats With Wife And Loses Life In Lisbon Crash

“It was very scary. It crashed. I didn’t see him."

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Dear Meta Platforms Stock Fans, Mark Your Calendars for September 17

Meta Platforms will host its Meta Connect 2025 event on Sept. 17.

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50 Funny Memes That You Might Want To Send To All Your Friends

How badly do you need a break from all your responsibilities?

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Standing Committee recommends ombudsman, harsher penalties for media to curb ‘fake news’

The Information and Broadcast ministry’s Standing Committee has come up with new recommendations on combating fake news. The committee under BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has recommended increased penalties, fines, expedited grievance redressal and an inter-ministerial coordination committee to keep an eye on Big Tech companies and intermediaries like Google, Facebook,…

Newslaundry

Explicit video of Charlie Kirk shooting went viral online – because social media made death unavoidable to watch

While legacy media were more restrained about showing graphic footage, it was easily available across X and Meta, writes Andrew Griffin

The Independent UK

Mom of Student Jailed For Life In Dubai For “Stupid Mistake” Lashes Out At “Haters” In Scathing Post

"She was studying law? She didn't study too hard."

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30 Things Hailed As “The Next Big Thing” That Ended Up Being Total Flops Instead

Someone asked the internet, “What was supposed to be ‘The Next Big Thing’ but totally flopped?” and netizens didn’t hold back with their answers. Here’s a collection of our favorites.

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‘I can’t stand her dude’: Washington State infant mom details murderous intent in twisted Facebook messages

This mother is clearly troubled.

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Millions of Facebook users to split $725m privacy settlement

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“It’s Her Husband”: Mom Of Five Missing Again Less Than Three Weeks After Being Found In The Woods

“There’s still hope. She’s never done anything like this in her whole life,” her family said.

The Conversation

Nepal’s social media ban sparks deadly protests, but deeper grievances fuel the fire

Nepal’s prime minister, KP Sharma Oli, resigned on September 9 as his country reeled from some of its worst unrest in decades. A government ban on 26 social media apps, including Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube and X, triggered widespread protests. The police responded violently, 19 people were killed and hundreds more…

TechRadar

Nepal is the 8th country in 2025 to issue a social media ban – provoking an over 8,000% spike in VPN sign-ups

Nepal has now lifted the social media ban after at least 19 people have been killed during protests against the social media ban, which came into force on Thursday, September 4.

The Independent UK

Facebook to pay out $725 million for violating users’ privacy: Here’s how much you could get

Around 17 million people will split the $725 million privacy settlement from Facebook, but not all payouts are equal

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Facebook User Privacy Settlement Explained — Are You Eligible and How Much Will Users Get From the $725 Million Deal?

Facebook's $725M privacy settlement payouts begin. Find out if you are eligible and how much users will get from the deal.

Euronews

Meta, TikTok’s online platform supervisory fees temporarily on hold: EU court

The companies challenged the fees imposed under the Digital Services Act (DSA) in 2023.

The Independent UK

Nepal protesters have torched parliament and toppled the government. So what happens now?

ANALYSIS: Nepal’s political class has been effectively wiped out in an extraordinary 24 hours of unrest. With no obvious leaders among the student movement that swept Kathmandu, there are few candidates remaining to take the country forward. Namita Singh reports

AAP

Thousands of 'nudifying' ads removed from social media

Advocate groups say Meta has only acted to remove ads for 'nudifying' apps because of looming enforcement to crack down on the AI-powered deepfake tools.

Roll Call

Whistleblowers tell Senate panel Meta hid VR harms - Roll Call

Senators accused Meta, parent company of Facebook and Instagram, of failing to address threats to children on its VR platform.

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Dad Explains “Vulgar” Confrontation With Viral ‘Phillies Karen’ Over MLB Ball

“I can’t even repeat [what she said] on air,” the father explained.

Benzinga

Under the Radar: A Contrarian Roadmap to Market-Beating Returns

I have to confess that I get a tremendous kick out of all of the market forecasts that constantly flood across my desk. Just like everybody else, I subscribe to several market information and data services. My name has probably been sold to—I do not know—some days it seems like…

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