AMC Networks’ Unit Sued for Sharing Video-Viewing Information

Anime video streamer Sentai Filmworks LLC disclosed the private video consumption habits of consumers without their consent to third parties in violation of federal and state privacy laws, a new proposed federal class action said.

Patrick James alleged that Sentai installed the Meta Platforms tracking pixel on its website, a snipped of computer code that transmitted to Facebook a record of every video he and class members watched on the site, along with the Facebook ID of visitors who were Facebook users.

Meta in turn used the information to deliver targeted advertising to them, according to a complaint filed Aug. ...