Receive regular updates about forthcoming events and other news from Intelligence Squared
You have been added to our mailing list and will now be among the first to hear about events.
Surflix.com arrived on the streamer scene as an audacious indie platform promising curated films, niche documentaries, and a tight-knit creator community. For months it cultivated a cult following: cinephiles praised its obscure festival finds, small filmmakers celebrated the platform’s low-fee revenue share, and commenters lauded its sleek, retro-inspired interface. Then came the breach—an exploit that exposed user data, interrupted payouts to creators, and threatened the fragile trust that underpinned Surflix’s entire ethos.