Netflix has been sued over the success of the South Korean series squid game. SK Broadband, the South Korean internet provider, is demanding that the streaming service pay the additional costs associated with its success. that reports Reuters.

squid game It is an unexpected success. Not only in South Korea, but all over the world. The series is also among the top 10 most watched films and series in the Netherlands and internationally, the mystery horror series is on its way to becoming the most popular original film of all time.

Netflix sued by South Korean ISP

But the greatest madness happens in the country of origin. Never before has a Netflix series been so popular in South Korea. squid game It streams so much that internet provider SK Broadband has to run 1.2 trillion bits per second for the chain alone.

Due to the cost of increased network traffic and maintenance work, SK Broadband sued the streaming service. The condition is that Netflix must pay the additional costs that the series will have to pay squid game It includes. Not a strange proposition in and of itself, given that the US streaming service has been paying internet provider Comcast for faster streaming for some time. The judge has now ruled in favor of the South Korean internet provider. Netflix is ​​currently working with a team of lawyers to find a solution to prevent users from being disadvantaged.

Crazy success of Squid

Apparently the world was prepared for a ridiculous series about 456 people competing against each other in six children’s games. If participants fail, they die. Type battle royale, but different. The hype in South Korea is crazy and is spreading like an oil slick all over the world.

A South Korean candy featured as one of the deadly challenges in the hit Netflix TV series ‘Squid Game’, and has become a global craze, boosting the business of the candy seller who provided sweets to this show. https://t.co/NrksEVq6Lx

– Reuters October 1, 2021

One compares the series to hunger Games, and the other with battle royale. In any case, the atmosphere is clear: appalling. Read more about Netflix Original in this article squid game.