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Texas Sues Netflix Over Alleged Illegal Data Collection
The suit alleges Netflix tracked viewing habits and sold user data to advertisers while using autoplay to keep children watching longer.
- On Monday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Netflix in Collin County, alleging the streaming giant is "spying" on Texans, including children, in violation of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
- Netflix allegedly conducted a "years-long bait-and-switch," publicly eschewing advertising while secretly stockpiling user information to sell to advertisers, a practice Paxton described as "mining" families for data to make "billions."
- According to the suit, Netflix operates a "surveillance machinery" that processes over 10 million events per second, while allegedly using "dark patterns" like autoplay to keep children addicted to the platform.
- Seeking injunctive relief, Paxton requests the court mandate that Netflix disable autoplay by default on kids' profiles and block the "unlawful collection and disclosure" of user data.
- Paxton stated he will continue to hold "Big Tech" corporations accountable under Texas law for exploiting private data and misleading consumers, targeting the company's $350 billion market cap.
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Ken Paxton sues Netflix, accusing it of 'spying on Texans, including children'
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) on Monday filed a lawsuit against Netflix, alleging the company is “spying” on state residents and employing deceptive trade practices. Paxton accused Netflix of being designed to be addictive, saying it has earned billions of dollars annually from secretly selling consumer data collected to bolster advertising after the streaming...
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