8th Circuit Finds Movie Theater Chain Isn’t Video Provider, Didn’t Violate VPPA

( December 9, 2025, 2:55 PM EST) -- ST. PAUL, Minn. — A trial court’s dismissal of a putative class claim that a movie theater chain violated the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) was affirmed by an Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Dec. 8, which concluded that although the chain shares certain consumer information with Meta Platforms Inc., it does not qualify as a video tape service provider (VTSP) under the statute....