Mediagazer: Cuties, a French film released in the US this week, triggers a backlash against Netflix by critics who say the film overly sexualizes children (Todd Spangler/Variety)

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Al Tompkins / Poynter:

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Todd Spangler / Variety:

Cuties, a French film released in the US this week, triggers a backlash against Netflix by critics who say the film overly sexualizes children — Controversial French film “Cuties” — about a young Senegalese girl in Paris who joins a “free-spirited dance clique” to escape family dysfunction …

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Manish Singh / TechCrunch:

India's Times Internet reports 67B page views, up from 47B last year, says it has 557M MAUs and 111M+ DAUs, with MX Player at 200M+ MAUs and Gaana at 185M MAUs — Times Internet said on Thursday it reaches more than 557 million active users in India each month and over 111 million users …

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