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Netflix (NFLX.O) was sued on Monday by Texas ​Attorney General Ken Paxton, who accused the streaming company of spying ‌on children and other consumers by collecting their data without consent, and designing its platform to be addictive.

Texas said Netflix has for years falsely represented to consumers that it ​did not collect or share user data, when it actually tracked and ​sold viewers’ habits and preferences to commercial data brokers and advertising technology ⁠companies, making billions of dollars a year.

  • pelespirit@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
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    11 days ago

    To be fair, Paxton probably didn’t get paid off enough by Netflix:

    In 2015, Paxton was indicted on state securities fraud charges relating to activities before taking office; he pleaded not guilty. Upon fulfilling a pretrial agreement for restitution to the victims, ethics training, and community service the charges were dismissed in 2025. In October 2020, several high-level assistants in Paxton’s office accused him of “bribery, abuse of office and other crimes”.[13][14] In May 2023, Paxton was impeached by the Texas House of Representatives by a vote of 121–23, leading to his suspension.[15] The articles of impeachment included allegations that Paxton gave preferential treatment to a political donor who bribed him, misapplied public resources and made false statements against whistleblowers, obstructed justice in the securities fraud trial against him, and made false statements regarding his financial interests.[19] In September 2023, the Texas Senate voted 16–14 to acquit Paxton of all articles of impeachment, ending his suspension from office.[20][21] In 2023, federal prosecuters initiated a separate investigation into the same legal issues, but in 2025, shortly after the Trump Administration took office, the Department of Justice declined to prosecute Paxton on any charges.[22]

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Paxton