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Streaming platforms like Netflix, Disney+, and Prime Video may face mandates to invest in German productions to support local creative industries.
Inspired by frameworks in France and South Korea, Germany considers requiring platforms to reinvest 20% of local earnings into domestic content.
German productions, such as Netflix's *Dark*, have had some success, but broader issues of reputation and reception persist for regional projects.
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