Fandom

Fandom
Basic information
Founded	2006-12-12
Legal Structure	Private
Industry	Entertainment
Official website	https://www.fandom.com/

Fandom, formerly known as Wikia, is a platform composed mainly of user-generated content on different types of multimedia, including video games, movies, series, and books. It also owns several entertainment outlets, such as GameSpot and TV Guide, as well as other multimedia databases, such as GameFAQs and MetaCritic.

Consumer-impact summary

Overview of concerns that arise from the conduct towards users of the product (if applicable):

User Freedom
User Privacy
Business Model
Market Control

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Incidents

This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the Fandom category.

Stowarzyszenie Minecraft Wiki Polska and Fandom (August 2025)

In early August 2025, Stowarzyszenie Minecraft Wiki Polska, which hosts the independent wiki for the video game “Minecraft” developed by Mojang for the Polish language, filed a DMCA claim for copyright infringement following the transfer of data from Gamepedia to Fandom.^[1]

Lawsuits

Vishal Shah v. Fandom, Inc. (September 2024)

In 2024, Vishal Shah sued Fandom for privacy violations, claiming that the company was sharing IP address information with external platforms, including Meta.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Products

This is a list of the company's product lines with articles on this wiki.

Example product line one (release date): Short summary of the product's incidents.
Example product line two (release date):