Texas accuses Netflix of spying on users, including children
Summary
Texas has sued Netflix, accusing the company of collecting data on users, including children, without their permission and using addictive features to keep them watching longer. Netflix denies the claims and says it will fight the lawsuit in court.Key Facts
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Netflix for spying on users and collecting data without consent.
- The lawsuit claims Netflix tracks billions of data points from user interactions on its platform.
- Netflix is accused of using design features like auto-play to keep users, especially children, watching longer.
- The complaint states Netflix shared children’s data with commercial data brokers to make more money.
- Netflix previously said it does not collect user data to sell ads, but the lawsuit alleges otherwise.
- Texas says Netflix broke state laws against deceptive business practices.
- The lawsuit requests Netflix to delete data collected without permission and disable auto-play for kids by default.
- Netflix calls the lawsuit inaccurate and plans to contest it in court.
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