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I can only assume this but this is most likely a response to the C-11 bill that just passed. Netflix was already losing mass amounts of content due to other streaming services. And now our government is mandating that all online streaming have & pay for a certain amount of Canadian content...
Our government is really the one fucking us over when it comes to the internet. From only ever helping monopolies to passing laws on the internet that can only harm users.
That law is in effect in Europe since a long time ago (in fact is thanks to that law that netflix carries so much non north-american content) and netflix didn't remove any tiers.
Companies always use stuff like this to jack up prices and blame others for their own greed. Just like companies who use 3% inflation to increase their prices 40%. The ignorant just lap it up and blame the government while putting that 40% extra into some CEOs pocket.
Only some European countries like France, UK never had that law.
Sorry, when I said Europe I meant the european union.
Which the UK was in up until three years ago and never had said law. I'm pretty sure places like Germany or Poland don't have it either.
Yes they have. I think that it's not a law from the european union but a directive that then each country has to apply locally, but just with a simple search I found things like these:
https://variety.com/2022/digital/global/netflix-30-europe-content-quota-avms-1235286587/
https://looperinsights.com/what-do-new-european-content-laws-mean-for-streaming-services/
https://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-amazon-prime-video-eu-law-local-content-2018-9
Things in Canada have changed dramatically over the past 15 years and every year it seems to accelerate at a faster rate. We all thought Reddits “enshitification” was bad, living here is worse!!
A coincidence that cory doctrow who coined enshittification, is from toronto?