Settlement Of Sponsored Stories Class-Action Suit Vs. Facebook Faces More Challenges
The settlement last August of the class-action lawsuit against Facebook over its use of users’ images in sponsored stories is about to face more opposition, as nonprofit advocacy group Public Citizen said it will file a legal brief with the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, stating that the settlement violates laws in seven states, The New York Times reported.
The settlement last August of the class-action lawsuit against Facebook over its use of users’ images in sponsored stories is about to face more opposition, as nonprofit advocacy group Public Citizen said it will file a legal brief with the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, stating that the settlement violates laws in seven states, The New York Times reported.
According to the Times, the backbone of the argument by Public Citizen is Facebook’s failure to receive explicit permission from parents before using teens’ personal information in advertising, and Scott Michelman, a lawyer at Public Citizen, told the Times:
The default should be that a minor’s image should not be used for advertising unless the parent opts in.
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