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The Netflix Inc. television series 'Squid Game' on a laptop computer arranged in the Brooklyn Borough of New York, U.S., on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021. Netflix Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on October 19. Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The flawed way Netflix measures views leaves TV stuck in the past

27 October 2021

Netflix claims its audience "views" reflect the desires of the masses, but this unreliable data means some bad shows get green-lit, while potentially good stuff doesn't, says Annalee Newitz

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