AARP members can claim share of $12.5M Facebook settlement see if youre eligible before Dec. 31 deadline

AARP has agreed to pay $12.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing the powerful seniors group of illegally sharing members’ video-viewing data with Facebook — potentially putting cash in the pockets of tens of thousands of older Americans.The settlement resolves claims that AARP violated the federal Video Privacy Protection Act by allowing Meta Platforms’ tracking technology to siphon off identifying information tied to videos watched on AARP.org, according to court filings.AARP denied any wrongdoing but agreed to the payout to end the litigation, which has been pending in federal court in California since 2022.Under the deal, eligible claimants who filed by the Dec.31, 2025 deadline could receive payouts estimated to range from $47 to $237, depending on how many valid claims are approved.The case centers on allegations that AARP embedded the Meta Pixel — a piece of tracking code — on pages of its website containing video content.Plaintiffs alleged that when users with Facebook accounts watched videos on AARP.org, the pixel transmitted data to Meta that linked their Facebook identities with the specific videos they viewed.That pairing of identity and viewing history, the lawsuit claims, constitutes personally identifiable information protected under federal law.To qualify for compensation, claimants have to meet four conditions.They must have watched video content on AARP.org between Sept.

27, 2020, and Sept.12, 2025, while physically located in the United States.They also must have had an active Facebook account at the time and been either an AARP member or a registered user of AARP.org.All four criteria had to be satisfied during the same time period to be eligible.Claims can be submitted online or by mail and require users to provide their Facebook profile link and swear under oath that they met the eligibility requirements.In some cases, claimants might be asked to submit additional documentation, such as browsing history, to verify that ...