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Netflix scrapping star ratings system in favour of 'thumbs up, down' reviews

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Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 17.3.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | Facebook
Summary | Netflix is replacing its five star rating system with a thumbs up/thumbs down option instead. The were inspired by Facebook. This is the way language works online. They have found that many more people are now rating the content on Netflix than before. They have also included a new percentage indicating how likely it is that certain titles will please specific users. They have gotten that idea from dating sites.
Image Description | A hand browsing Netflix on a tablet.
Image Tags | hand(s), Netflix, tablet

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