$8M Viki Settlement Resolves Class Action Lawsuit Over Alleged User Privacy Violations

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An $8 million settlement has been reached to resolve a class action lawsuit that alleged streaming service Viki disclosed subscribers’ identities and video-viewing data to Facebook without permission, in violation of a federal privacy law.

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The court-approved website for the Viki class action settlement can be found at VikiVPPASettlement.com.

The deal covers all consumers who, between January 12, 2016 and July 30, 2024, requested or obtained video content on Viki.com while in the United States and at a time when they had accounts with both Facebook and Viki.

Eligible class members who file a valid claim form by the deadline will be entitled to receive a pro-rated share of the $8,000,000 settlement fund, after the deduction of attorneys’ fees, administrative costs and service awards.

The deadline to submit a Viki settlement claim form is September 22, 2025.

Claim forms can be filed online on this page. To submit a Viki claim form, consumers must provide their unique ID and PIN, which are located on the personalized settlement notice that was issued about the deal, and a link to their Facebook profile page. Instructions on how to obtain your Facebook profile link can be found under question 16 on the FAQ page on the official Viki settlement website.

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According to the official Viki settlement website, individual payment amounts are estimated to be between $30 and $150 per person, based on data from similar cases. The site adds that the final figure may be higher or lower than these estimates, depending on the total number of valid claims that are filed.

The deal received preliminary approval from United States District Judge Rita F. Lin on June 3, 2025. The parties await a hearing on October 21 of this year, at which time the court will determine whether to grant final approval to the terms of the settlement agreement.

The deal must be given final approval, and any appeals must be resolved, before Viki settlement payments begin to be distributed to eligible class members, the website says.

The class action suit against Viki claimed that the platform unlawfully shared user data by way of a Meta pixel, a tracking tool that transmits information directly to Facebook for use in marketing campaigns. By disclosing subscribers’ personally identifying data without their knowledge or authorization, the company violated the federal Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), the Viki privacy lawsuit contended.

The Viki class action settlement agreement relays that, should the deal receive ultimate court approval, the platform has agreed not to operate the Meta pixel on any web page with video content unless use of the tracking tool complies with the VPPA or the law is amended, repealed or otherwise invalidated.

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