The Prime-Space-Sorbonne Chrome extension is an experiment conducted by researchers at the Sorbonne to gain a better understanding of the dynamics of "prime-space" on Netflix. The goal of the experiment is to assess the economic weight of prominence in the audiovisual sector. Similar to "prime-time" on linear television, on-demand services like Netflix also have to consider the issue of prominence, but in terms of space rather than time.

By installing this plugin on your Chrome browser, you can help the researchers understand how a user's behavior influences the types of content that are promoted on their Netflix homepage.

The extension collects the contents of every thumbnail that appears on your Netflix homepage, along with their positions and which thumbnails you have clicked on. All collected data is anonymized and fully GDPR-compliant, with no way for the researchers to identify individual users. The collected data is used for research purposes only and will not be sold or transferred to third parties.

The Prime-Space-Sorbonne extension is a key component of the research project, allowing researchers to analyze both viewers' consumption patterns and data from Netflix. Once enough data has been collected, the extension will be decommissioned. Feel free to share this plugin with others to contribute to the research project.