Florida Sues Netflix Over Children’s Profile Data Collection

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a lawsuit against Netflix on September 9, 2026, in the St. Johns County Circuit Court. The suit alleges Netflix secretly collected behavioral data, including from children’s profiles, since 2022 and used it in its ad business launched in November 2022. The state seeks billions in fines, data deletion and an injunction.

• Lawsuit filed September 9, 2026, spans 66 pages
• Netflix collected data on viewing, search, pauses and devices
• Children’s profiles were marketed as ad-free
• Florida seeks billions and deletion of children’s data