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Meta Pixel Case Survives Motion to Dismiss https://t.co/QoBNunEvFf | by @KleinMoynihan
Meta Platforms was hit by a series of courtroom developments on Monday as privacy litigation continues to swirl around the social-media company. In New York, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that the transmission of user information through Meta’s Pixel tracking tool does not violate the Video Privacy Protection Act, effectively closing off a wave of lawsuits that invoked the 1988 statute to challenge the company’s data-sharing practices. Separately, a federal jury found Meta liable for unlawfully collecting health-related data from menstrual-tracking app Flo Health. Damages will be determined in a later phase of the proceedings, according to court filings. Despite the appellate win, Meta still faces Pixel-related exposure: a separate class action survived the company’s motion to dismiss, allowing claims over the same tracking technology to move into discovery. Meta also moved to resolve a high-profile shareholder suit in Delaware Chancery Court, reaching an undisclosed settlement on the second day of trial. Investors had sought as much as $8 billion from Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg and other current and former executives, alleging oversight failures tied to Cambridge Analytica’s misuse of user data—failures that previously cost the company a $5.1 billion penalty to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.