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Netflix was sued this week in a class action complaint over the platform’s “streaming glitches” and other livestream hiccups while airing the highly anticipated Friday night fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul.
“Sixty million Americans were hyped to see ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson, ‘The Baddest Man on the Planet’ versus YouTuber-turned-prizefighter Jake Paul. What they saw was ‘The Baddest Streaming on the Planet,'” the lawsuit, which was filed Monday in the 13th Judicial Circuit Court in Hillsborough County, reads.
Legal docs, obtained and reviewed by TheWrap, go on to state that the platform “delivered the first punch of the night, to its customers, with unrelenting ‘buffering’ and blocked coverage” and added that the “most hyped fight in boxing history” ended up being a “record night” not because of the contenders but because of the money Netflix “stole.”
While delays in the livestream were reported and addressed, the streamer “worked quickly to stabilize viewing for the majority of members,” an individual with knowledge of the situation told TheWrap.
Americans around the country were seated and ready to watch Tyson and Paul exchange blows, and when the event did finally start, many ended up taking to (Yahoo)