CuriosityStream Can Arbitrate Consumers’ Video Privacy Claims

Claims that CuriosityStream Inc. shared consumers’ video-viewing histories with Meta Platforms Inc. in violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act will be heard by an arbitrator rather than in federal court.

Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher of the US District Court for the District of Maryland on Thursday granted the documentary streaming service’s motion to compel arbitration. Gallagher rejected the plaintiffs’ argument that CuriosityStream waived its right to arbitrate when it failed to pay arbitration fees in a mass-arbitration bid raising the same legal theories. Gallagher also vacated an order consolidating the proposed class suit with the action that arose from ...