By Mike Swift ( June 4, 2026, 23:24 GMT | Comment) -- With newly filed litigation and investigations against Netflix, Meta Platforms, Snap, Discord, and Roblox, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has arguably been the most aggressive data protection enforcer in the United States this year, filing a surge of suits in the days before his Republican primary runoff election for US Senate in late May. The good news for tech companies is that Paxton, who said in 2024 he was “doubling down” on privacy enforcement in Texas, might not be the Texas attorney general for much longer following his win in that May 26 runoff. That could be the bad news for the industry as well.With newly filed litigation and investigations against Netflix, Meta Platforms, Snap, Discord, Roblox and other tech companies, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has arguably been the most aggressive data protection enforcer in the United States this year....
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