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Texas AG Strikes Samsung Deal over Smart TV Data Collection

Texas AG Ken Paxton reached a settlement with Samsung to resolve allegations that the company violated the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act by collecting user viewing data without their informed consent. According to the complaint, Samsung allegedly used Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) technology to track what consumers watched across apps, cable, and connected devices, and…

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Texas and Georgia AGs Target Digital Platforms for Allegedly Endangering Minors

Texas AG Ken Paxton sued Snapchat and Georgia AG Chris Carr launched an investigation into Roblox for allegedly violating state laws by failing to protect minor users from explicit content and predators. In the Texas complaint, the AG’s office alleges that Snapchat misrepresented its safety to parents by maintaining a “12+” rating while exposing minors…

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Texas Attorney General Gets Winded over Wind Turbine Waste Sites

Texas AG Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Global Fiberglass Solutions, Inc. and several affiliates (collectively, “Global”) for allegedly violating the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act and an administrative order by unlawfully storing and processing industrial solid waste, including wind turbine components, at unpermitted facilities. According to the petition, Global allegedly created unpermitted disposal sites…

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AGs Step Up AI Accountability

Arizona AG Kris Mayes is investigating reports that xAI’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok, which has been integrated into social media platform X, has been used to generate and distribute child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and nonconsensual, exploitative images, among other alleged conduct. Following an investigation similar to Arizona’s, California AG Rob Bonta sent a cease-and-desist…

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