"Judge Victor Marrero denied CNN's motion to dismiss, holding that D'Antonio had alleged a concrete injury and that the complaint plausibly claimed the site's trackers operated as pen registers under California law."
"The second amended complaint alleges that CNN embedded tracking code from Microsoft, PubMatic and OpenX that logged IP addresses, device metadata and unique identifiers that could be linked to profiles held by data brokers."
"CNN argued that D'Antonio had not alleged the sort of concrete injury required for Article III standing and contended that the trackers recorded the content of communications."
On April 9, 2026, a Manhattan federal judge allowed a class-action lawsuit against CNN to proceed, rejecting the network's motion to dismiss. The lawsuit, initiated by Anthony D'Antonio, claims that CNN's tracking code collected user data, including IP addresses and device identifiers, which were shared with adtech vendors. Judge Victor Marrero found sufficient grounds for the complaint under California law, particularly regarding alleged injuries and the operation of trackers as pen registers. The case will now move into the discovery phase.
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