Class Action Filed Against WaPo Over Price Gouging
A class action lawsuit alleges the Washington Post secretly surveilled subscribers to charge them higher prices.Summary
A class action lawsuit has been filed against the Washington Post, alleging that the newspaper secretly surveilled its subscribers to engage in price gouging. The complaint, obtained by Mediaite, claims that The Post converted subscriber engagement into leverage, resulting in longtime subscribers paying more than new customers. The Post only revealed its surveillance pricing following a New York disclosure law passed in 2025. The lawsuit alleges that no version of the Post's privacy policy disclosed how subscriber data was being harvested or used to determine pricing. Attorneys representing the plaintiffs estimate that the lawsuit could cost the paper billions of dollars in damages, as 10% of subscribers were charged more under the surveillance pricing system.
(Source：Newsmax)