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Skavau@piefed.socialM to Television@piefed.socialEnglish · 20 days ago

Netflix Sued by Republican Texas Attorney General, Who Alleges Service Is Designed to Be ‘Addictive’ and Is ‘Spying’ on Users

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Netflix Sued by Republican Texas Attorney General, Who Alleges Service Is Designed to Be ‘Addictive’ and Is ‘Spying’ on Users

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Netflix is in the crosshairs of Ken Paxton, the Republican attorney general of Texas, who filed a lawsuit against the streaming giant, alleging violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
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  • LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Did Netflix not pay their ass kissing dues to you know who?

    • CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works
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      Goes along with the Trump administration blocking the Netflix/WB deal in order to give it to a state media channel Paramount/CBS.

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    Ok, so what’s the real reason?

    • yeehaw@lemmy.ca
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      And that, is the million dollar question.

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    so we taking bets on which one of his masters doesn’t like Netflix?

  • 🍉 DrRedOctopus 🐙🍉@lemmy.world
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    Cool. make laws to ban that, and make the Internet a safe place for the public again.

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    Of course it is, as are all other streaming services and social media. But what’s his actual legal standing here?

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      Just because it’s normal doesn’t mean it’s right.

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        Never said it was ‘right’. But choosing Netflix for a precedent here, seems harder to accomplish than with the many other services doing the same thing.

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          And more importantly, since he’s a fascist who loves tracking people, what’s the actual goal?

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    wait… someone from Texas filed this? That’s a shocker for me.

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