Markels et al v. AARP

  1. February 23, 2026

    AARP's $12.5M Privacy Deal OK'd, But Attys Get Below Bid

    A California federal judge on Friday granted final approval to AARP's $12.5 million settlement with 2.5 million website users in a Video Privacy Protection Act suit over the use of Meta tracking pixels, but slashed $625,000 off the plaintiffs' attorney fee bid, saying the result was fair but not extraordinary.

  2. December 20, 2023

    AARP Can't Duck Users' Video Privacy Proposed Class Action

    AARP customers survived a dismissal bid in a putative class action alleging the nonprofit illegally shares their identities and video viewing activities with Meta after a California federal judge said their amended pleading describes the significant role video content plays in AARP's operations under the Video Privacy Protection Act.

  3. August 30, 2023

    AARP Data Share Suit Nixed, But Can Come Out Of Retirement

    A California federal judge tossed a proposed class action Tuesday claiming the AARP unlawfully disclosed their identities and video-viewing preferences to Meta, finding the consumers must establish "some nexus" between them and the organization under the Video Privacy Protection Act beyond simply visiting the website.