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Jul. 26, 2023

AMC streaming service illegally collected user data, lawsuit claims

Shudder, which offers horror, thriller and supernatural content, uses a tracking pixel sold by Meta Platforms.

A data privacy lawsuit accuses AMC Networks Inc. of using advertising tools from Meta Platforms Inc. to improperly gather personal information of those using Shudder -- a streaming service geared towards horror, thriller and supernatural content.

The proposed class complaint filed Friday in federal court in San Francisco claims that AMC's use of Meta's tracking pixel technology violates the Video Privacy Protection Act by using "personally...

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