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How did Netflix know I was gay before I did? (www.bbc.co.uk)

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[–] Aesthesiaphilia@kbin.social 95 points 2 years ago (12 children)

How did Netflix know I was gay before I did?

Honey

EVERYONE knew

[–] Madison_rogue@kbin.social 70 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (11 children)

Seriously though, she chose a show that was randomly chosen by the algorithm, she watched it, and more content of that type was suggested to her by the algorithm.

This isn't quite rocket science.

[–] reflex@kbin.social 29 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (10 children)

and more content of that type was suggested

That, or they might have figured it out from her search patterns alone—like how Target figured out that one woman was gregnant before she did.

[–] Legolution@feddit.uk 14 points 2 years ago

It was never proven that the baby was Greg's.

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