Facebook Urges Ninth U.S. Circuit Court Of Appeals To Uphold Sponsored Stories Settlement
Facebook urged the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco to uphold the $20 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit over the use of users’ images in sponsored stories, Mediapost reported, citing a filing with the court last Friday.
Facebook urged the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco to uphold the $20 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit over the use of users’ images in sponsored stories, Mediapost reported, citing a filing with the court last Friday.
The settlement was challenged by nonprofit groups in February, with Public Citizen and Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood expressing concerns over the use of minors’ images without the consent of their parents.
Facebook said in the filing, as reported by Mediapost:
A settlement is by its very nature a compromise, and compromises never please everyone.
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