Facebook pitches $20m 'Sponsored Stories' settlement agreement

Charlee Gothard
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Payout for 125 million affected users now included

Facebook has offered a new settlement amount in the ongoing class action lawsuit resulting from its "Sponsored Stories" scheme. The social networking site has proposed a figure of $20m (£12.5m),...

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