The popular film and TV database IMDb has handed a win to SAG-AFTRA and other lobbyists after a decades-long fight over the right to disclose actors’ ages.
The popular film and TV database IMDb has handed a win to SAG-AFTRA and other lobbyists afterIMDb, a go-to site for movie trivia, will now give those who have a profile on the website the option to decide whether to disclose demographic data such as their age or alternate names, the Amazon- owned company said Tuesday.
The fight centered largely on whether actors could stop the website from revealing their ages, a bugbear for some performers who believed disclosing such personal information invaded their privacy and might discourage some employers from hiring them for roles. But in 2018 a California court ruled that the law was unconstitutional, handing a victory to IMDb after it sued then-California Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra and SAG-AFTRA. That ruling was upheld in 2020 by a three-judge panel of theDespite the legal victory, Amazon agreed to a series of changes Tuesday after collaborating with the union and other groups such as the Anti-Defamation League, Women in Film and GLAAD.
their age, birth name or other personal information is displayed, at no cost. They can also opt into identifying other information such as their gender identity, race or ethnicity, disabilities, and sexual orientation.
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