Squid Game: Woman with phone number used in series deluged with calls
Squid Game is a South Korean drama series which pits desperate, debt-laden contestants against each other in a brutal survival game. It is the most watched Netflix series in over 90 countries. However, it has transpired that a supposedly fictional mobile number featured in the show actually belonged to a South Korean woman and that she has been deluged with prank calls. Netflix has now said it will edit out the phone number. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ reporter Will Leonardo explains the impact of this and the action that Netflix has taken.
Photo: A scene from Squid Game Credit: Netflix
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