It was a small test, but that meant Netflix was considering implementing this on a wider scale at some point in the future.
The reaction to the news was negative enough — including from filmmakers like Judd Apatow, who tweeted “We give you nice things.
Users could speed up a show so that it played 1.5x faster than intended, or slow it down to half-speed.
All that does is invite people to “watch” things with less engagement and attention and commitment than the material probably demands.
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