In addition to thumbs up and down, there is a third option for the almost inexhaustible repository of movies/series, Netflix.

Once upon a time, the popular five-star rating system was used on Netflix, and about a day ago, five years ago, the streaming service provider announced that it was not very effective and offered a much simpler way to like or dislike the expression, i.e. the like icon up or down.

Netflix’s referral system relies heavily on ratings, so it’s important that as many people as possible express likes/dislikes. Then after the tests, switching to the thumbs was claimed to have resulted in a 200 percent increase in assessment activity, possibly precisely because of its simplicity.

In the end, it may be too simple for Netflix, but in any case, the “view” and “clone” of the upward thumb has been expanded, which means that the third option is double thumb. That is, now I have a dislike, a liking and a very similar choice. Because someone might like a movie, but they don’t really like it.




The Android Police It raises a kind of inconsistency because, according to him, a “three-star” system has now been created, where the categories of disapproval, likes, and the like function largely as one, three, and five stars. It will take two extra thumbs pointing down to return to roughly their original state.

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In any case, Netflix claims that the new option will make it easier to adjust viewers’ tastes and lead to more accurate recommendations.

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