It's actually the opposite of specific, it's more that the local courts and regulators agreed that the tax applies to streaming services including Netflix. The

It's actually the opposite of specific, it's more that the local courts and regulators agreed that the tax applies to streaming services including Netflix. The classic use of an amusement tax is to draw revenue from tourists/visitors and particular business activities like gambling/sporting events in addition to a sales tax. But this is kind of missing the point, Illinois is not bankrupt and the money from this court case doesn't go to the state. It's punitive to prevent businesses from wholesale collection of biometric information without the consent of the citizens of Illinois. Facebook was notably punished just a few years ago for the same thing. I wish more states flexed their regulatory power on companies like Google for things like this. It makes the country a better place.