The Clickbaitification of Netflix
I believe Netflix has talked about thumbnail experimentation at length in some of their engineering blogs [1]. To me, it seems perhaps Netflix has figured out a running theme in the author&#x27;s viewing habits... perhaps the scandalous, soapy stuff is what they keep clicking.<p>Same kind of reaction I get when a guy friend tells me they keep getting ads for women&#x27;s bikinis or women&#x27;s underwear in their Instagram ads. It isn&#x27;t sexualization of Instagram... it is a reflection of your interaction with the platform!<p>[1: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;netflixtechblog.com&#x2F;selecting-the-best-artwork-for-videos-through-a-b-testing-f6155c4595f6" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;netflixtechblog.com&#x2F;selecting-the-best-artwork-for-v...</a>]