Reports suggest Netflix altered algorithm to mitigate ‘Cuties’ backlash

New reports have claimed that Netflix manipulated its search and recommendations algorithms to mitigate the public backlash against its release of Cuties.
The French coming-of-age film won a directing award at Sundance, but has been the subject of controversy since its release in September 2020. Over hundreds of thousands of people signed a petition demanding that the film be removed, claiming that Cuties sexualised “an 11-year-old for the viewing pleasure of paedophiles.”READ MORE: