Smart TVs & Connected Devices · Smart TV manufacturer · Regulatory action
LG Electronics (Smart TVs)
Headline
LG was one of five TV makers Texas sued in December 2025 over automated content recognition, the software that identifies what is on the screen and reports it back for ad targeting.
Not independently verified. Verification status: Unverified - heuristic first draft. Publish state: draft unverified.
LG was one of five TV makers Texas sued in December 2025 over automated content recognition, the software that identifies what is on the screen and reports it back for ad targeting. In May 2026 LG agreed to stop ACR viewing-data collection without informed consent, to show a pop-up disclosure on its TVs and website, to give owners a simple opt-out, and not to transfer viewing data to the Chinese Communist Party. No money changed hands.
- Severity
- Evidence tierUnassigned
- Claims confirmed
- Last verified2026-10-16
Primary source. texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-secures-major-agreement-lg-protect-texans-privacy-and-stop-data-being — Unverified - heuristic first draft.
Terms
Arbitration
Not verified this pass
Data sharing
ALLEGED (settled): ACR viewing-data collection and use for advertising without informed consent.
Fees and billing
None found this pass.
Contacts
Privacy contact. Not recorded.
Legal notice. Not verified this pass.
Mailing address. Not recorded.
Evidence
No claims have been itemized for this row yet.
Sources
| Source | Claim | Tier | Status | Quote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| News report · 2025-12-17 www.techspot.com/news/110630-texas-sues-five-smart-tv-makers-over-claims.html | whole row | Unassigned | confirmed | “an uninvited, invisible digital invader” Quote basis: not recorded. |
| State AG press release · 2026-05-11 texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-secures-major-agreement-lg-protect-texans-privacy-and-stop-data-being | whole row | Unassigned | confirmed | “Cases against Sony and Hisense and TCL Technology, the latter two of which are based in China, remain ongoing.” Quote basis: not recorded. |
| News report · 2026-05 www.fox4news.com/news/lg-smart-tv-acr-data-collection-texas-settlement | whole row | Unassigned | confirmed | “Lawsuits against several other television manufacturing companies remain active.” Quote basis: not recorded. |
| Secondary (privacy vendor blog) · 2026-07-31 secureprivacy.ai/blog/samsung-lg-texas-acr-settlements-smart-tv-consent-ctv-publishers | whole row | Unassigned | confirmed | “Sony, Hisense, and TCL remain in active litigation.” Quote basis: not recorded. |
Source vault
Link status: Candidate - not yet fetched
| Document | Last fetch | |
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| Privacy policy https://www.lg.com/us/privacy | Not fetched yet | NOT CONFIRMED |
| Terms of service No URL recorded | Not fetched yet | NOT CONFIRMED |
| Website https://www.lg.com/us | Not fetched yet | — |
| Primary source https://texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-secures-major-agreement-lg-protect-texans-privacy-and-stop-data-being Verification: Unverified - heuristic first draft | Not fetched yet | — |
Enforcement
| Action | Amount | Link |
|---|---|---|
| State of Texas v. Samsung, Sony, LG, Hisense, and TCL (smart TV ACR suits) Texas Attorney General, 2025 Petitions announced Dec. 15, 2025; Hisense TRO announced Dec. 17, 2025; Samsung agreement Feb. 26, 2026; LG settlement May 11, 2026. | — | proposed |
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State statute
No HQ state on file, so no state statute applies by headquarters.
Related companies
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