Anyone who used Facebook in the last 16 years can now get settlement money. Here's how.

Application to collect part of Meta's $725 million settlement is simple, requiring only a few minutes to fill out.

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Anyone in the U.S. who used Facebook in the last 16 years can now collect a piece of a $725 million settlement by parent company Meta tied to privacy violations — as long as they fill out a claim on a website set up to pay out money to the social network's users. 

The settlement stems from multiple lawsuits that were brought against Facebook by users who claimed that the company improperly shared their data with third-party sources such as advertisers and data brokers. The litigation began after Facebook was embroiled in a privacy scandal in 2018 with Cambridge Analytica, which scraped user data from the site as part of an effort to profile voters.

Meta denied any liability or wrongdoing under the settlement, according to the recently created class-action website. However, the agreement means that U.S. residents who used Facebook between May 24, 2007, and December 22, 2022, can file a monetary claim as long as they do so before August 25, 2023. 

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• ICE ROLLER: need an ice roller for sore muscles joints and all other bodily ails, but you don't want to pay for one of those massager thingys? buy a pack of styrofoam cups, and fill them up halfway with water. stick those bad boys in the freezer, and when they're done peel off the styrofoam until you get to the beginning of the frozen bits. BAM, now you have an ice roller. if you wanna get really cool with it? you can add coconut oil and essential oils to help ease the stiffness as well.
• HEATING PAD: cant afford an electric heating pad/dont have access to one? you need an old sock, (preferably of the long tube sock variety), and about four cups of rice. youre going to wash your sock, fill it up with the rice, and tie a knot at the end of it. stick her in the microwave, and now youve got a heating pad that conforms to the shape of your ouching spot(s).

• STRETCHES: if you are at all able to, then please please do your PT exercises. i know some days the pain gets so bad that you cant get out of bed, and on those days you should listen to your body's limits. but, like most things, you can build up to it, and find ways to modify them. if youve had the privilege of a diagnosis/or access to a physical therapist, then you likely already have a list of stretches and movements meant to help you. do those, if those dont work, call your doctor. you deserve things that actually help. However, if youve not had that privilege, i suggest very very tentatively looking up stretches for the places that hurt and attempting those. LISTEN TO YOUR BODY. if it hurts considerably worse afterward, that is a no-go. note: im not a flippin doctor guys
• MASSAGE: if you are able to reach the places that hurt, or have a partner willing to do it for you, using some baby oil (available at your dollar tree) and watching videos on massage therapy meant for your type of pain may be very helpful when it comes to combating the tightness that often occurs in sore joints and muscles. again, listen to your body.
• JOURNAL: No, im not going to tell you to journal the pain away, or preach about how talking about it might help. for me, thats BS. i do, however, suggest a chronic pain journal, or a sort of symptoms tracker if you will. this can be in something as cheap as a composition book, or something more like a leather journal, whatever suits your fancy. its main purpose is to track pain levels, pain location, doctors appointments, medications, medication side effects, meals, activity levels, and whatever else you may desire. i plan to make an entire guide with links to premade journals, bullet journal examples, and printouts you can just glue into a notebook if thats more your speed.
• PAIN BOX: you never know when youre going to wake up and have a flare-up, so personally, i like to have a shoe box with the things i will need if i cannot get out of bed. this includes a day's worth of medication, a sealed water bottle, sustenance, lidocaine cream, a book, lavender oil, lidocaine patches if i have them, and something to crochet/knit so i have a distraction from the pain. modify this to whatever works best for you.
• PAIN BAG: similar to the previous idea, but kept in a purse/backpack, or if youre me, in the basket of my rollator. i bring pain meds, creams, lavender oil, a heat patch, my collapsible cane in case of inaccessible buildings, and a few other things.
• OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDS: Ibuprofen and Acetametiphin can be taken together HOWEVERRRRR, i personally would try and cycle them or split the dosages up by two hours because routinely taking them together is hard on your body. consult your flip fuckin doctor before taking my advice
• VITAMINS AND THE GOOD SHIT: okay, this is likely my most expensive tip, but try and get your hands on vitamins youre deficient in, and maybe a green mix. i fucking know just how hard meeting nutrition needs is when you're dealing with chronic pain and chronic fatigue, and can only imagine just how bad it can get. this is the best solution i can come up with. note: talk to your doc, broskis, they can tell you about med interactions and they may be able to prescribe some things and get them covered by insurance.

• LIDOCAINE CREAM: Lidocaine patches are expensive, especially if like me you tend to use more than youre supposed to. In comes my personal best friend, lidocaine cream. does it work as well? no, not necessarily, but it works quicker and is considerably cheaper than patches would be.
• EPSOM SALT: this SHIT. HOLY FUCKS. if you have a bathtub, or if your pain is somewhere that can be kinda dunked oreo style, i absolutely recommend buying yourself some of this. Not Dr. Teals, fuck that, you're just paying for the brand. look for the walmart or off brand versions. (personally, i would go for lavender and magnesium and chamomile because those are what ive found relax spasming areas most)
• TIGERS BALM: okay, this is more for the sore muscles type, and is a little more on the pricey side. this stuff is like straight menthol, and once you get used to the slight burning feeling can be really distracting from your bigger more pressing ouches. note: dont use after a bath or shower for at least 30 minutes, unless like me the burning agony is better than the pain.
• ICY HOT: basically lidocaine patch and tigers balm fucked and had a child. this is what youd get. not for me, but works for some folks.
• ESSINTIAL OILS: good ones for pain include lavender, peppermint, chamomile, and sandalwood, but there are others too. note, always mix pure oils with a carrier so as not to cause irritation