MeTV Viewers Can’t Sue as Subscribers in Meta Video Privacy Case

MeTV won a bid to dismiss a proposed class action alleging that the classic television network illegally shared users’ private video-viewing history with Meta Platforms Inc., after a Illinois federal judge ruled the users weren’t covered by the law they sued under.

The plaintiffs’ claim that they were “subscribers” because they opened accounts on MeTV’s website unrelated to viewing video content doesn’t qualify them to sue under the Video Privacy Protection Act, Judge Lindsay C. Jenkins decided Thursday in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Jenkins’ ruling adds to a growing list of VPPA case ...