Monday, July 27, 2026
Technology

Texas sues Netflix for advertising ‘bait and switch’ and spying

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Netflix, accusing the company of "spying on Texans, including children, and collecting users' data without their knowledge or consent. " The lawsuit, filed on Monday, also claims Netflix designed its platform to be addictive, and with fea...

Texas sues Netflix for advertising ‘bait and switch’ and spying
Image: The Verge

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Netflix, accusing the company of "spying on Texans, including children, and collecting users' data without their knowledge or consent. " The lawsuit, filed on Monday, also claims Netflix designed its platform to be addictive, and with features to "manipulate" users.

"Netflix has built a surveillance program designed to illegally collect and profit from Texans' personal data without their consent, and my office will do everything in our power to stop it," Paxton says in the press release. "Netflix is not the ad-free and kid-friendly platform it claims to be. Instead, it has misled …

Read the full story at The Verge.

Originally published at The Verge

The Morning Briefing

Subscribe to our Newsletter

Be the first to receive the latest news, market analysis and updates — delivered straight to your inbox.