While Boyer can’t see who is using it, he can track the number of people in each chat, which he says tends to be two.

“I think most people who use it are long-distance couples,” he says. “I don’t actually use it that much. But that’s probably because I’m not in a long-distance relationship,” he added. 

Netflix hasn’t yet responded to a request for comment.

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