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YouTube bans dangerous challenges and pranks (updated)
YouTube already frowns on challenges and pranks that put people at risk, but it's making that policy more explicit in light of the recent rise of Bird Box-inspired dares. The service has updated its guidelines to directly ban all challenges and pranks that are dangerous or harmful, including activities that cause "severe emotional distress" for kids or make any target think they're in "serious physical danger." There will be a two-month grace period where YouTube won't apply a strike against channels that violate the policy, although it'll still remove any offending videos posted before or during that period.
'Bird Box' writer will lead Netflix fantasy series 'Shadow and Bone'
Netflix has put in an eight-episode order for Leigh Bardugo's Shadow and Bone and Six of Crows Grishaverse fantasy novels. And it's probably not just because the books in those series are bestsellers -- we'll bet the fact that the show was created, written and executive produced by Bird Box writer Eric Heisserer helped, as well. Netflix said Bird Box had the strongest first week of any of its films to date, with 45 million accounts watching the movie within that week alone. Heisserer also isn't the only Netflix hitmaker involved in the project: it's actually part of the streaming giant's deal with Shawn Levy's 21 Laps, one of the production companies behind Stranger Things.
Netflix says over 45 million accounts have watched 'Bird Box'
Netflix's Sandra Bullock-led film Bird Box started streaming December 21st and now in a rare move, the company has shared viewing numbers. From its Netflix Film Twitter account, the company said over 45 million accounts had watched Bird Box so far, adding that it had the strongest first week of any Netflix film to date.
What's coming to Netflix in December: 'Mowgli,' 'Roma' and Springsteen
You might already be preparing to spend the holidays watching Avengers: Infinity War on repeat after it arrives on Netflix on Christmas Day, but there will be plenty of other new shows and movies for you to check out on the streaming service over the last month of the year. Among the big original movies are a version of The Jungle Book called Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (December 7th) and Gravity director Alfonso Cuarón's Oscar contender Roma (December 14th). Another awards hopeful, Susanne Bier's Bird Box, will be available December 21st, and a Jennifer Aniston vehicle, Dumplin', debuts December 7th.
Netflix will debut three Oscar hopefuls in theaters
Netflix movies don't always get shown on the big screen, but whenever they do, they also debut on the streaming service at the same time. That won't be the case for three of its upcoming films, though, and it might all be due to the company's desire to finally win a certain golden statuette. Netflix will debut Alfonso Cuarón's black-and-white Mexican drama ROMA, the Coen Brothers' Western anthology The Ballad of Buster Scruggs and Susanne Bier's thriller flick Bird Box (starring Sandra Bullock) in theaters ahead of their online release.
