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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Mimi Heimbrod

Netflix Faces Texas Lawsuit Over Alleged Surveillance of Children and Designing the Platform to be Addictive

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Netflix for allegedly spying on children and collecting their data without prior consent. The Republican, who is running for the US Senate, also accused Netflix of designing its platform to be overly addictive for users.

A Netflix spokesperson pushed back on the allegations, citing former CEO Reed Hastings' previous public statements that Netflix does not collect data on its users in the manner of social media platforms like Facebook or search engine sites like Google.

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