The People v. Netflix

The People v. Netflix

From The Powers That Be: Daily by Puck | Audacy

June 12, 2026 · 20 min

About this episode

Eriq Gardner discusses legal battles involving Netflix and a college quarterback's NIL contract.

Eriq Gardner swings by to discuss two mind-melting legal sagas: Ken Paxton’s “dark patterns” lawsuit accusing Netflix of ensnaring kids with addictive algorithms, and the University of Cincinnati’s lawsuit against a transfer quarterback for potentially breaching the terms of his $1 million NIL contract. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Eriq Gardner

Topics covered

  • legal issues
  • Netflix lawsuit
  • NIL contracts
  • addictive algorithms
  • youth protection

Keywords

  • Netflix
  • lawsuit
  • Ken Paxton
  • NIL contract
  • addictive algorithms
  • University of Cincinnati
  • youth protection

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Organizations: Netflix, University of Cincinnati

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