Netflix lowers subscription prices across MENA: The streaming service reduced prices in Egypt this morning, as well as in Yemen, Iraq, Tunisia, Jordan, Palestine, Libya, Algeria, Lebanon, Iran, Sudan, and Morocco, Arab News reported. The price of the basic plan in Egypt went down from EGP 100 to EGP 70, while the price of the standard plan was reduced from EGP 165 to EGP 120, and the price of the premium plan went down from EGP 200 to EGP 165, according to an email sent to users seen by Enterprise. Across the MENA region, prices were slashed between 16-50%, according to our calculations. Subscription fees remain unchanged in Gulf countries such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

The new prices will be effective beginning with the next billing cycle. The streaming service provider didn’t say why they dropped the price, but we think it could be a move to get more subscribers in the region by making services cheaper. Netflix started offering cheaper basic plans with ads in a few markets last year, but it’s not clear yet if the move to lower prices in the Middle East is related to its new tiered offering.

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Korfball: Reviving the 120-year-old sport that promotes gender equality. Despite being more than a century-old sport, Korfball is little known outside of the Netherlands, reports the New York Times. However, with its inclusion in the Australian Olympics in 2032, more people are becoming aware of the niche sport. The game is a cross between basketball and handball, with a 25-second shot clock and one-point goals through a hoop 11.5 feet tall. What makes Korfball unique is that it is designed for teams with an equal number of men and women. Korfball was invented in 1902 by a Dutch schoolteacher in order to bring boys and girls together in team sports, with its playbook modeled on the early rules of women’s basketball in order to offset any physical advantages male players may have over female teammates.

The game’s ethos of cooperation and equality is rooted in its tactics. PKC, the top team in the Netherlands, has developed a dynamic playing style that deviates from the traditional roles of men rebounding and scoring and women assisting. PKC pushes women to be dominant in attack, believing that “the more players who can score, the more threatening and unpredictable a team becomes,” according to the NYT. “I believe male athletes function better when they have dominant women around,” PKC’s head coach Wim Scholtmeijer said, adding that the gender balance helps build a sustainable team culture.

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Should tech giants be held accountable for what their users post? The United States Supreme Court is currently deliberating on two potentially landmark cases that could result in companies being held liable for user-generated content, The Guardian reported. The US Supreme Court was split yesterday on whether to put a stop to tech companies being sued for harmful content generated by their automated algorithms. The uncertainty comes after the court heard oral arguments in an appeal in the Gonzalez v Google lawsuit for nearly three hours.

Refresher: The case stems from the death of Nohemi Gonzalez, a 23-year-old student who was among the victims of Daesh terrorist attacks in Paris in 2015. Her family claims that YouTube owner Google violated US law by acting as a recruiting platform for the terror group based on its automatic recommendations. A lower court previously dismissed the case, citing Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, which protects tech companies from liability for user-posted content. WaPo ran a live update on the lawsuit, with the showdown getting coverage from Reuters, CNN and others.