Consumer Apps · Streaming · Private litigation
Netflix
Headline
Texas's May 2026 lawsuit alleges Netflix logged OVER 550 BILLION USER EVENTS PER DAY as early as 2015 — while co-founder Reed Hastings said that year there would be 'no advertising coming onto Netflix.
Not independently verified. Verification status: Unverified - heuristic first draft. Publish state: draft unverified.
Texas's May 2026 lawsuit alleges Netflix logged OVER 550 BILLION USER EVENTS PER DAY as early as 2015 — while co-founder Reed Hastings said that year there would be 'no advertising coming onto Netflix. Period.' — and that it works with data brokers like Experian and Acxiom and ad platforms including Google, Amazon, Yahoo, and The Trade Desk, citing a venture-capital CEO described as a Netflix client who publicly said Netflix collects 160,000 unique data points every 30 seconds as content plays. On top of that, the lawsuit alleges Netflix collects the same categories of behavioral telemetry from minors as from other users — with autoplay left ON by default, which the state says removes natural stopping points and keeps kids watching (and generating trackable data) longer. Texas is seeking civil penalties of up to $10,000 per violation.
- Severity
- Evidence tierUnassigned
- Claims confirmed
- Last verified2026-08-04
Case status. Private litigation; no sources are on file yet, so no legal tier is assigned.
Primary source. None recorded — Unverified - heuristic first draft.
Terms
Arbitration
Not independently confirmed this pass — standard binding arbitration + class action waiver expected for this category.
Data sharing
ACTIVE MAJOR STATE LAWSUIT (Texas AG, filed May 2026 per National Law Review's May 21, 2026 report; no resolution found as of Oct 2026; under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act): alleges Netflix collected personal information — INCLUDING FROM CHILDREN — based on misleading disclosures, and specifically misrepresented that (1) paid subscribers would NOT be subject to data-driven advertising, (2) how it actually shares user data, and (3) that it does not collect behavioral data from children. The petition specifically targets Netflix's on-by-default AUTOPLAY feature (including on kids' profiles), alleging it removes natural stopping points and keeps viewers, including children, on the platform longer, and asks that autoplay be disabled by default on children's profiles — while noting Netflix's revenue more than tripled (2018–2026, ~$15B to ~$50B+) and paid memberships grew from ~130M to 300M+ households over the same period.
Fees and billing
Not itemized this pass.
Contacts
Privacy contact. Not recorded.
Legal notice. PUBLIC COMPANY (NFLX). Service route: c/o General Counsel / Corporate Secretary, Los Gatos, California — the corporate address on the SEC Form 10-K cover page is the official address of record. Confirm the exact street address on the current 10-K at sec.gov/edgar, and check the state-of-incorporation registered agent (usually Delaware; most large filers use The Corporation Trust Company or Corporation Service Company) via the Secretary of State business-entity search. A registered agent MUST accept service, which is why it is the reliable channel when a company publishes no privacy address.
Mailing address. Not recorded.
Evidence
No claims have been itemized for this row yet.
No sources are on file for this row yet.
Source vault
Link status: Candidate - not yet fetched
| Document | Last fetch | |
|---|---|---|
| Privacy policy help.netflix.com/legal/privacy | Not fetched yet | NO (HTML only) |
| Terms of service help.netflix.com/legal/termsofuse | Not fetched yet | NO (HTML only) |
| Website netflix.com | Not fetched yet | — |
| Primary source No URL recorded Verification: Unverified - heuristic first draft | Not fetched yet | — |
Enforcement
No enforcement actions are linked to this row.
State statute
Headquarters on file: California. Provisions of CCPA/CPRA on file:
| Provision | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Right to Deletion Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.105 | hard | source |
| Right to Correction Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.106 | hard | source |
| Right to Know / Access Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.110 | hard | source |
| Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.121; Cal. Code Regs. tit. 11, § 7027 | hard | source |
| Right to Data Portability Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.130(a)(3)(B)(iii) | hard | source |
| Privacy Policy / Privacy Notice Requirements Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.130(a)(5); Cal. Code Regs. tit. 11, § 7011 | hard | source |
| Sensitive Personal Information — Categories Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.140(ae) | hard | source |
| Service Provider and Contractor Contract Requirements Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.140(ag); Cal. Code Regs. tit. 11, § 7051 | hard | source |
| Applicability Threshold (2025 CPI-Adjusted) Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.140(d) | threshold | source |
| Privacy Risk Assessment — Mandatory for High-Risk Processing (Eff. Jan. 1, 2026) Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.185(a)(15); Cal. Code Regs. tit. 11, §§ 7150-7157 | hard | source |
| Right to Opt Out of Sale or Sharing Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.120, 1798.135 | hard | source |
| Sale vs. Sharing Distinction Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.140(ad), 1798.140(ah) | hard | source |
| Enforcement — CPPA and AG; Civil Penalties (2025 CPI-Adjusted) Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.155, 1798.199.90; Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17206 | hard | source |
| Notice at Collection Cal. Code Regs. tit. 11, § 7012 | hard | source |
| Cybersecurity Audit — Annual Independent Audit Requirement (Eff. Jan. 1, 2026) Cal. Code Regs. tit. 11, §§ 7120-7124 | hard | source |
| Automated Decision-Making Technology (ADMT) — Notice, Opt-Out, and Access Rights Cal. Code Regs. tit. 11, §§ 7200-7222; Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.185(a)(16) | hard | source |