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| Founded = 1981 | | Founded = 1981 | ||
| Industry = Electronics,Phones,TVs,Home appliances,Finance | | Industry = Electronics, Phones, TVs, Home appliances, Finance | ||
| Logo = Logo of the TCL Corporation.svg | | Logo = Logo of the TCL Corporation.svg | ||
| Type = Public | | Type = Public | ||
| Website = https://www.tcl.com/ | | Website = https://www.tcl.com/ | ||
| CompanyAlias = TCL,TCL Technology Group Corp,TCL Corporation,TCL Technology | | CompanyAlias = TCL, TCL Technology Group Corp, TCL Corporation, TCL Technology | ||
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'''{{wplink|TCL Technology|TCL Technology Group Corp}}''' is a Chinese partially [[wikipedia:State-owned_enterprise|state-owned]] electronics company headquartered in Huizhou, Guangdong province. TCL develops, manufactures, and sells consumer electronics like television sets, mobile phones, air conditioners, washing machines, refrigerators, and small electrical appliances. | |||
==Consumer-impact summary== | ==Consumer-impact summary== | ||
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This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:TCL|TCL category]]. | This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:TCL|TCL category]]. | ||
=== Sued by Texas state over ACR data collection (''2025—Present):'' === | ===Sued by Texas state over ACR data collection (''2025—Present):''=== | ||
{{Main|Texas Attorney General sues multiple TV makers over ACR user data collection}}On 15 December 2025, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against TCL,<ref name="petition-tcl">{{Cite web |date=December 15, 2025 |title=State of Texas v. TCL Technology Group Corporation, Original Petition |url=https://texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/images/press/TCL%20TV%20Petition%20Filed.pdf |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251228061950/https://texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/images/press/TCL%20TV%20Petition%20Filed.pdf |archive-date=28 Dec 2025 |access-date=January 21, 2026 |publisher=Office of the Texas Attorney General |format=PDF}}</ref> alleging that the manufacturer failed to adequately disclose the data collection capabilities of {{Wplink|automatic content recognition}} (ACR) technology in their smart televisions,<ref name="arstechnica">{{Cite web |date=December 16, 2025 |title=Texas sues biggest TV makers, alleging smart TVs spy on users without consent |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/12/texas-sues-biggest-tv-makers-alleging-smart-tvs-spy-on-users-without-consent/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251228170241/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/12/texas-sues-biggest-tv-makers-alleging-smart-tvs-spy-on-users-without-consent/ |archive-date=28 Dec 2025 |access-date=January 21, 2026 |publisher=Ars Technica}}</ref> The lawsuit, filed under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, allege that ACR technology captures screenshots of television displays at frequent intervals and that the resulting viewing data is sold to advertisers and data brokers without meaningful consumer consent.<ref name="txag-main">{{Cite web |date=December 15, 2025 |title=Attorney General Paxton Sues Five Major TV Companies, Including Some with Ties to CCP, for Spying on Texans |url=https://texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-paxton-sues-five-major-tv-companies-including-some-ties-ccp-spying-texans |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260123003535/https://texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-paxton-sues-five-major-tv-companies-including-some-ties-ccp-spying-texans |archive-date=23 Jan 2026 |access-date=January 21, 2026 |publisher=Office of the Texas Attorney General}}</ref> | {{Main|Texas Attorney General sues multiple TV makers over ACR user data collection}} | ||
On 15 December 2025, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against TCL,<ref name="petition-tcl">{{Cite web |date=December 15, 2025 |title=State of Texas v. TCL Technology Group Corporation, Original Petition |url=https://texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/images/press/TCL%20TV%20Petition%20Filed.pdf |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251228061950/https://texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/images/press/TCL%20TV%20Petition%20Filed.pdf |archive-date=28 Dec 2025 |access-date=January 21, 2026 |publisher=Office of the Texas Attorney General |format=PDF}}</ref> alleging that the manufacturer failed to adequately disclose the data collection capabilities of {{Wplink|automatic content recognition}} (ACR) technology in their smart televisions,<ref name="arstechnica">{{Cite web |date=December 16, 2025 |title=Texas sues biggest TV makers, alleging smart TVs spy on users without consent |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/12/texas-sues-biggest-tv-makers-alleging-smart-tvs-spy-on-users-without-consent/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251228170241/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/12/texas-sues-biggest-tv-makers-alleging-smart-tvs-spy-on-users-without-consent/ |archive-date=28 Dec 2025 |access-date=January 21, 2026 |publisher=Ars Technica}}</ref> The lawsuit, filed under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, allege that ACR technology captures screenshots of television displays at frequent intervals and that the resulting viewing data is sold to advertisers and data brokers without meaningful consumer consent.<ref name="txag-main">{{Cite web |date=December 15, 2025 |title=Attorney General Paxton Sues Five Major TV Companies, Including Some with Ties to CCP, for Spying on Texans |url=https://texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-paxton-sues-five-major-tv-companies-including-some-ties-ccp-spying-texans |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260123003535/https://texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-paxton-sues-five-major-tv-companies-including-some-ties-ccp-spying-texans |archive-date=23 Jan 2026 |access-date=January 21, 2026 |publisher=Office of the Texas Attorney General}}</ref> | |||
===Misleading marketing of QLED TVs (2026)=== | ===Misleading marketing of QLED TVs (2026)=== | ||