Magistrate Judge Denies Some Claims In UCL Suit Claiming Patreon Shares User Data

Mealey's (October 14, 2022, 1:28 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal magistrate judge on Oct. 13 dismissed putative class claims that the Patreon Inc. website illegally shares its users’ video-viewing data with the Facebook social media site through the users’ Facebook ID after finding that the plaintiffs failed to allege that Patreon violated the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), but granted leave to amend and allowed other claims to proceed....