Cengage Learning Customer Advances Suit Over Meta Info Sharing

Cengage Learning Inc. must face a proposed class action alleging it disclosed the viewing information of students to Meta Platforms Inc. in violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act.

Lead plaintiff Alexandria Haines adequately pleaded that she suffered an injury sufficient for standing to sue in federal court and that Cengage intentionally disclosed her personally identifiable information as defined by the VPPA, Judge Matthew W. McFarland said Tuesday.

McFarland formally adopted a report from Magistrate Judge Karen J. Litkovitz recommending that the company’s motion to dismiss be denied, rejecting Cengage’s objections.

Haines alleged in the December 2024 lawsuit that Cengage ...