5 Netflix tricks to get you to watch more content

MEDIA - Netflix has only one philosophy: you can never spend enough time on its platform — and all means are good to lure you there.

One of its secrets is to invest billions of dollars in the creation and acquisition of the best films and series, in a promise of the most remarkable quality.

But the streaming company also relies on a whole range of ultra-sophisticated algorithms and other discreet marketing tools, specially designed to make you watch more and more content. This is much less pleasing for those who aspire to devote their lives to more rewarding things than watching mediocre stories...

Almost everyone knows it: as soon as an episode ends, Netflix automatically starts playing the next one, increasing the temptation to indulge in a real television gavage. Once warned, it is hardly difficult to counter such an obvious strategy.

But the platform has many other tricks up its sleeve, and you may have missed these.

It makes no secret of it: its new functionalities are exposed in detail on a variety of dedicated blogs, accessible to all. Without further ado, here is a list of Netflix's little "tricks".