Following numerous complaints over buffering and malfunctions during Friday night’s Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight, Netflix is now facing legal action.
Ronald “Blue” Denton filed the case in Florida, alleging that Netflix had committed “breach of contract” due to frequent malfunctions during the event, according to TMZ.
In a statement issued on Monday, Netflix admitted that the much-anticipated event had terrible streaming quality.
“This unprecedented scale created many technical challenges, which the launch team tackled brilliantly by prioritizing stability of the stream for the majority of viewers,”
Elizabeth Stone, an executive at Netflix, stated. “I’m sure a lot of you have noticed the discussion around the quality issues in the media and on social media.