Mon. 08/23 - Critics Hate Them! Netflix's UNBELIEVABLE Clickbait Strategies

<p><strong><em>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 </em>another<em> transparency report, and it doesn’t make them look any better.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsor:</p><ul><li>Upstart, <a href="http://upstart.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">upstart.com/kottke</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://slate.com/culture/2021/08/netflix-top-10-movies-shows-clickbait.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Netflix Top 10: The streaming service's clickbait problem threatens to ruin it.</a> (Slate)</li><li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/why-netflix-features-black-actors-promos-to-black-users/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why Netflix Features Black Actors in Promos to Black Users</a> (Wired)</li><li><a href="https://netflixtechblog.com/artwork-personalization-c589f074ad76" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Artwork Personalization at Netflix</a> (Netflix TechBlog)</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/CFunderburg/status/1429439467966828557" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blockbuster thread</a> (C. A. Funderburg, Twitter)</li><li><a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/08/bob-ross-documentary-netflix" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Unhappy Little Trees: The Dark Legacy of Bob Ross</a> (Vanity Fair)</li><li><a href="https://gal-dem.com/marseille-mcdonalds-foodbank/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lovin it: How a group of Marseille workers seized a McDonald's and turned it into a foodbank</a> (gal-dem)</li><li><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexledsom/2020/04/25/french-locals-requisition-empty-mcdonalds-as-a-food-base-to-help-needy/?sh=5e01b2cf636f" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">McDonald's In Marseille Turned Into Food Base To Help