Netflix is changing how it counts views.

If you’re like me, you thought, “So what?”

Actually, that’s not what I thought, but I’m just trying to be like you. I actually saw that and thought “Those sneaky bastards.”

Netflix hasn’t shared what constituted a “view” in the past, but now they are saying that they’ve changed the requirement for something playing on your screen to be considered a “view” and it’s two minutes.

Think about that for a second. Netflix changed something about their apps and Website a while back. They’ll automatically start playing content if you hang on it for more than 2-3 seconds. That’s irritating enough in that it starts playing something while you’re trying to read about it, before you make up your mind if you want to see it. They’re like some annoying salesman that won’t leave you alone. Which means that although the content is Walmart, the sales crew isn’t.

Now, they’re going to count two minutes on the video as a “view” of that video. And it’s all about the views.

The more views, the more Netflix can claim viewers, and the more money Netflix can make. And it does make a difference.

The series “Our Planet” got 33-million viewers. But, under the new metrics, the number suddenly jumps to 45-million, according to MarketWatch.

Wait until the Democrats find out. They’ll find a way to get touch screen ballots to count votes their way. “The voter had the Democrat candidate on their screen for 2.5 seconds, so that counts as a vote for the Democrat.” And then people marching in the streets to demand that votes to changed to count that way.

Netflix: going to hell for years, and finding ways to take you with them.