Mealey's ( February 22, 2023, 2:36 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal magistrate judge denied Patreon Inc.’s motion to dismiss putative class claims that it illegally shared its users’ video-viewing data with social media company Meta Platforms Inc. in violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) but dismissed the plaintiffs’ claim for violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) under the fraudulent prong....