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Crunchyroll Users May Get $30 Each From Sony’s Data-Privacy Lawsuit Settlement

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Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Sony Pictures Entertainment has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing its Crunchyroll anime streaming service of illegally violating users’ privacy — and Crunchyroll users may be eligible to receive a piece of the $16 million settlement fund.

The lawsuit, filed in September 2022, claimed that Sony and Crunchyroll violated the U.S.’s Video Privacy Protection Act by disclosing subscribers’ personally identifiable information to Meta’s Facebook and other third parties — without the users’ consent.

Sony denied that the service violated any law. On Sept. 15, 2023, the company entered a settlement in U.S. District Court in Illinois resolving the claims with defendents.

Affected Crunchyroll users are eligible to receive a portion of the settlement fund expected to be about $30 (but the exact amount could be more or less).

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