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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Netflix on Monday local time, accusing the company of tracking, collecting, and profiting from data generated by children and other users without their knowledge. The lawsuit alleges that Netflix designed its platform in an addictive manner through features like autoplay in a deceptive way. The lawsuit quotes former Netflix CEO Reed Hastings' statement at the time, where he promised not to mine user data for advertising and commercial purposes, distinguishing Netflix from large tech companies like Facebook and Amazon. The lawsuit accuses Netflix of falsely claiming that a paid subscription can protect users from data-driven advertising influence. The lawsuit also alleges that the company tracks and records user viewing habits, locations, and nearly all interactions on the platform, using this data to create user profiles and generate billions of dollars in revenue.