October 02, 2023
Forbes has escaped, for now, a proposed class action alleging it illegally shares subscribers' personal information and video viewing activities with Facebook without permission, after a New York federal judge ruled the plaintiffs' subscriptions to its website or newsletters don't render them "subscribers" under the Video Privacy Protection Act.
July 27, 2022
Forbes was hit with a proposed class action Tuesday in New York federal court by a Facebook user who claimed the news company illegally collected its subscribers' personal information and shared it with the social media giant without their permission, in violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act.