Mon. 08/23 - Critics Hate Them! Netflix's UNBELIEVABLE Clickbait Strategies
Netflix is leaning into the clickbait game that soured online journalism ten years ago. Could this strategy affect the film industry overall, and has it been played before? Plus, how community members in Marseille took over a McDonald’s and turned it into a mutual aid center. And Facebook has released another transparency report, and it doesn’t make them look any better.
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Links:
Netflix Top 10: The streaming service's clickbait problem threatens to ruin it. (Slate)
Why Netflix Features Black Actors in Promos to Black Users (Wired)
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