Netflix is replacing its five-star rating system with thumbs-up and thumbs-down

For years, Netflix has used the standard five-star rating system for shows and movies. But according to the company's blog post, this wasn't very effective. Now the five-star system will be replaced by simple thumbs-up and thumbs-down buttons. Netflix's recommendation system heavily relies on data used from ratings - the more people rate shows and movies, the more it learns. When many users never bother to leave ratings, it gives the recommendation system less to work with. Read More Netflix is replacing its five-star rating system with thumbs-up and thumbs-down was written by the awesome team at Android Police. Android Match ae http://androidmatch.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default