UK minister calls on Netflix to tell viewers ‘The Crown’ is fictional before each episode
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London (CNN) The UK’s Culture Secretary has called on Netflix to put a disclaimer at the start of episodes of “The Crown” telling viewers that the royal drama is “a work of fiction.” Oliver Dowden said that without a warning that the show uses artistic license, younger viewers might “mistake fiction for fact.” […] The minister told the UK’s Mail on Sunday newspaper: “It’s a beautifully produced work of fiction, so as with other TV productions, Netflix should be very clear at the beginning it is just that.” […] CNN has contacted Netflix and the UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport for comment. […] “Netflix already tell people that The Crown is fiction. It’s billed as a drama. Those people in it are actors. I know! Blows your mind,” Alex von Tunzelmann wrote on Twitter.
