Stark et al v. Patreon, Inc.

  1. August 05, 2024

    Patreon To Pay $7.25M To End Subscribers' Video Privacy Suit

    Patreon has agreed to pay $7.25 million to settle a proposed class action on behalf of 1.2 million users who claim the content subscription-based platform violated the Video Privacy Protection Act by sharing their video-watching data with Facebook-owner Meta Platforms Inc. without their consent, according to court documents filed Friday.

  2. April 12, 2024

    Patreon Takes Aim At Constitutionality Of Video Privacy Law

    Content monetization platform Patreon pressed a California federal judge Friday to toss a proposed class action claiming it violated the Video Privacy Protection Act by sharing members' video-watching data with Meta, arguing that the "poorly drafted" federal law unconstitutionally restricts its speech and imposes damages unrelated to any actual harm.

  3. January 22, 2024

    Patreon Moves To Ax 'Unconstitutional' Video Privacy Suit

    Content subscription platform Patreon is doubling down on its constitutional challenge to a 35-year-old privacy law that bars the unauthorized disclosure of video-viewing information, telling a California federal court that the statute restrains a "startlingly broad swath" of protected speech while doing little to protect privacy. 

  4. February 21, 2023

    Patreon To Face Video Privacy Suit

    In a partial victory for two users of the membership platform Patreon, a California federal judge has denied a bid by the company to toss a proposed class action that alleges it violated the Video Privacy Protection Act when it shared video-watching data with Meta platforms.

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