$4.5M Criterion Channel Settlement Resolves Lawsuit Over Alleged Online Privacy Violations

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A $4.5 million settlement has been reached to resolve a class action lawsuit that claimed the company behind the Criterion Channel violated federal and state privacy laws by disclosing subscribers’ personal data to third parties, including Facebook, without permission.

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The court-authorized website for the Criterion Channel class action settlement can be found at CriterionChannelSettlement.com.

The $4,500,000 deal with The Criterion Collection, LLC covers all United States residents who, between September 27, 2022 and December 27, 2024, were registered users of or subscribers to the Criterion Channel and watched a prerecorded video through the streaming service.

The settlement agreement specifies that this refers to CriterionChannel.com, the service’s mobile apps or any other platform owned and operated by the company through which Criterion Channel video content is available to subscribers, such as Roku, tvOS, Android TV, Fire TV, Samsung TV and Xbox.

Eligible class members who submit a timely, valid claim form will be entitled to receive a pro-rated share of the class action settlement fund, after deductions are made for administrative costs, attorneys’ fees and service awards.

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To receive a Criterion Channel settlement cash payment, consumers must file a claim form online or by mail by August 19, 2025.

Claim forms can be submitted online on this page. Class members who prefer to file by mail can instead download a PDF claim form to print, fill out and return to the settlement administrator.

Submitting a claim form online requires a consumer to provide their unique class member ID, which is typically found on the personalized settlement notice issued about the deal.

According to the official Criterion Channel settlement website, individual payout amounts will depend on the total number of valid claims that are filed.

The deal received preliminary court approval on May 23, 2025. The parties now await a hearing on October 15, 2025, at which time the court will decide whether to grant final approval to the settlement.

The settlement agreement relays that should the deal receive ultimate court approval, Criterion Channel settlement payouts will be issued to eligible class members within 60 days following the date the deal goes into effect.

The class action lawsuit against the Criterion Collection claimed that the company knowingly shared subscribers’ video-viewing histories with Meta and data analytics firm Twilio via a web tracker known as the Meta pixel. By doing so without users’ knowledge or consent, the company violated privacy laws such as the federal Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) and Electronic Communications Privacy Act, the class action suit alleged.

The Criterion Channel settlement agreement adds that, should the deal be ultimately approved, the Criterion Collection has agreed not to use the Meta pixel or certain other tracking tools on its website or apps to disclose video-viewing information to these third parties until the VPPA is amended, abolished or otherwise invalidated.

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