SAN MATEO, Calif. – A Colorado man's dislike of Facebook's "Like" button has landed the social-media giant in court – and his lawsuit could have far-reaching implications.

Facebook has settled a lawsuit over its "sponsored stories" feature, in which plaintiffs claimed the social network violated users' right to privacy by publicizing their "likes" in advertisements ...

Anyone in the United States who went to a non-Facebook website that displayed the “Like” button between April 22, 2010, and September 26, 2011, were eligible to submit a claim to receive payment.

The lawsuit alleges Facebook’s “Like” button and other content-sharing features infringe on the patents. The patents in question were granted in 2001 and 2002 to Joannes Jozef Everardus Van ...

The lawsuit was filed in 2022, accusing the company of improperly collecting and storing personal data from Facebook user who went to third-party websites with the Facebook “Like” button.