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Kind of weird to see WhatsApp on that list but not Netflix. I wonder how much Netflix has managed to stave off scrutiny simply by creating the Social Dilemma do
by ummonk 6y ago
Kind of weird to see WhatsApp on that list but not Netflix. I wonder how much Netflix has managed to stave off scrutiny simply by creating the Social Dilemma documentary.
- true_religion 6y agoIt's a list of companies which do not charge end-users. Netflix requires a subscription to view anything, complies with regulations about region-specific copyrights, and has zero deals with third parties. Their business model is simple. They're TV, on the internet. They buy or make tv shows, and display them to you for a fee. They're not a "platform", they're just a cable TV service.
- ummonk 6y agoWe all pay for Amazon Prime, and yet Amazon is on there. Netflix is a video streaming service which will "collect, use, track, estimate, or derive personal and demographic information". It will "determine which ads and other content are shown to consumers". It will "apply algorithms or data analytics to personal information". It will "measure, promote, and research user engagement". And "their practices affect children and teens". Netflix is responsible for an immense amount of screentime, and its algorithms are designed to maximize that screentime to reduce subscriber churn.
- shagie 6y agoAmazon owns Twitch... which is a completely different beast than Amazon Prime Video.
- gravypod 6y agoFrom the order "Identify each Social Media and Video Streaming Service provided or sold by the Company". It doesn't seem to be limited to only Social Media sites, it also includes any "Video Streaming Service". The broadest interpretation I could come up with from this statement also include the cloud video streaming/transcoding offerings Amazon provides.
- true_religion 6y agoAmazon is on there because they run an affiliates ads system over millions of sites, and are a marketplace for other people to sell their goods. In comparison netflixes operations are very simple.
- htfu 6y agoUh why would it be on there? It doesn't have ads, and no user generated content. Boundlessly maximizing individual engagement is hardly in their interest, whereas with the ones on the list it's literally the entire business plan.
- triceratops 6y ago> Boundlessly maximizing individual engagement is hardly in their interest Their CEO once said sleep was a competitor.[1] They do want to maximize engagement. 1. https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/01/netflix-competition-disney-hulu-fortnite https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/01/netflix-competi...
- ummonk 6y agoOh yeah, they just created autoplay out of the goodness of their hearts.
- IfOnlyYouKnew 6y agoThis comment is baffling... Netflix isn't social media. It knows far less about its customers because your interactions are limited to chosing what to watch. I don't even know that documentary you mention, and I can assure you it has nothing to do with this decision whatsoever. (Because it's really a rerun of West Wing that got the FTC into high gear here. "Hell yeah, let's do some governing", someone shouted, and they all started briskly walking)
- ummonk 6y agoWhatsApp is a messaging service, which would barely fall under "social media". Netflix is very clearly a "video streaming service" - it's its core business moreso than for Amazon.