Netflix Thinks It Can Beat TikTok at Its Own Game

You wouldn’t normally expect Netflix to consider TikTok a competitor, but people spending time on the social service is bad news for the company because of an obvious reason. The more TikTok grows, the less time users would eventually spend on Netflix, so the American company has come up with an idea that’ll be interesting to see how it develops. Fast Laughs is a new Netflix mobile feature that provides subscribers with short clips supposed to be funny, thus allowing them to spend the time on the platform even when not watching a full show. And, you know, without opening TikTok. “On Netflix, this one little question opens up lots of possibilities from hilarious series and films to laugh-out-loud stand-up specials. That’s why we’re launching a new Fast Laughs feature for mobile devices. Fast Laughs offers a full-screen feed of funny clips from our big comedy catalog including films (Murder Mystery), series (Big Mouth), sitcoms (The Crew) and stand-up from comedians...