Washington Post hit with class action over ‘surveillance pricing’ scheme

The Washington Post faces a class action lawsuit in D.C. Superior Court over its use of reader data to set subscription prices through 'surveillance pricing.' Plaintiffs allege The Post tracked subscribers' reading habits and demographic data since December 2024 without disclosure, only revealing the practice in March 2026 when required by New York law. Lead plaintiff Chelsea Blink claims she would have canceled her subscription had she known about the data tracking.