The Serie the rings of powerannounced with great fanfare as the prequel of Lord of the Rings was released on September 2 on Amazon Prime Video. On this occasion, comments are also monitored. The platform introduced a new device this summer that consists of giving itself a period of three days to order comments in order to avoid negative and hateful messages, sometimes racist and misogynistic.
Discreetly configured delay
This delay was quietly implemented on August 12 when the series launched. Your own league. A representative for the broadcaster confirmed with Variety that Amazon decided to use this security tool between a viewer submitting a review and the live stream. Each review is evaluated to determine if it is authentic or if it is a comment created by a malicious Internet user or robot.
Among major review sites, Rotten Tomatoes scores 84% for professional reviews and only 39% for public opinion, notes Variety. Even before it aired, the series was the subject of criticism: racist comments directed at black actors and casting choices.
The series produced by Amazon cost him 465 million dollars. The new system of delay before the emission means that no comments are issued from Friday on the platform. At the moment, Amazon Prime Video only shares the rating from IMDb, a database dedicated to movies, which it owns.
This practice also raises questions about the rights granted by the platform to stay above all with positive comments. your own league it currently has an average rating of 4.3 out of 5.
Unconditional fans or simply curious, Amazon continues to win your bet as the series has broken all records: it has achieved the best launch in its history with already 25 million viewers. Amazon will air one episode per week, every Friday.
Source: BFM TV
