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Crunchyroll Class Action Lawsuit Explained: How Much Money Is Involved?

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Crunchyroll is facing a new class action that says it shared users’ private watching habits with a marketing firm. According to the complaint, that data includes email addresses, device IDs, and the anime titles people watched. Plaintiffs say this violates the Video Privacy Protection Act, a federal law that limits how companies may disclose video viewing records.  The suit asks the court to award statutory damages for each alleged violation and…
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Crunchyroll Class Action Lawsuit Explained: How Much Money Is Involved?

Crunchyroll is facing a new class action that says it shared users’ private watching habits with a marketing firm. According to the complaint, that data includes email addresses, device IDs, and the anime titles people watched. Plaintiffs say this violates the Video Privacy Protection Act, a federal law that limits how companies may disclose video viewing records.  The suit asks the court to award statutory damages for each alleged violation and…

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Crunchyroll Sued Over Allegedly Leaking Fans' Anime Viewing Secrets After $16M Settlement

Anime streaming giant Crunchyroll is accused of sharing user information with a marketing company and could be ordered to pay over $2.5K if convicted.

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Crunchyroll Does Not Learn: New Demand for Secretly Filtering Your Anime History

If you thought your anime marathons at 3:00 in the morning at Crunchyroll were a secret between you, your screen and your questionable morale, we have bad news.The orange streaming platform just won a new lawsuit...

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Crunchyroll Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Over Allegedly Disclosing Anime Viewing Habits to Third Party

Major anime streamer Crunchyroll was sued for allegedly violating the Video Privacy Protection Act by disclosing anime viewing habits and personal information.

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Anime Corner broke the news in on Saturday, March 7, 2026.
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