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Netflix got rid of the $9.99 basic plan in Canada
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That law is in effect in Europe since a long time ago (in fact is thanks to that law that netflix carries so much non north-american content) and netflix didn't remove any tiers.
Companies always use stuff like this to jack up prices and blame others for their own greed. Just like companies who use 3% inflation to increase their prices 40%. The ignorant just lap it up and blame the government while putting that 40% extra into some CEOs pocket.
Sorry, when I said Europe I meant the european union.
Yes they have. I think that it's not a law from the european union but a directive that then each country has to apply locally, but just with a simple search I found things like these:
https://variety.com/2022/digital/global/netflix-30-europe-content-quota-avms-1235286587/
https://looperinsights.com/what-do-new-european-content-laws-mean-for-streaming-services/
https://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-amazon-prime-video-eu-law-local-content-2018-9