Skip to main contentLamb v. Forbes Media: video privacy claims
The cited court order addresses allegations that Forbes disclosed identifying video-viewing information to Facebook. It rejected the consumer theory presented in that pleading. The later settlement reported in research is not treated here as a verified award.
Case record
- US District Court, Southern District of New York
- Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA)
- 1:22-cv-06319-ALC
- Historical dismissal order; later proceedings and reported settlement not established here
- 28 September 2023
- 16 October 2026
What this record establishes
This page describes the cited opinion or order. A dismissal, pleading decision, standing ruling or jurisdiction decision has a different scope from a merits judgment. Later proceedings and appeals may change the position. Unpublished and nonprecedential decisions are identified in the status where applicable.
Checks for your own systems
Inth’s technical interpretation: use this case to choose what evidence to collect in your own implementation. These checks are not instructions issued by the court or regulator.
- Capture requests triggered by loading, playing and completing a video.
- Look for video titles, page URLs, account IDs and advertising identifiers in the same payload or joinable streams.
- Check the specific disclosure and consent flow for the recipients receiving viewing activity.
Sources and limits
Source review: 16 October 2026. This record covers the cited source and procedural stage. It does not audit the organisation’s present implementation or establish every later legal development.