“People will travel long distances to stand in the spot of their favourite film characters and the causation impacts of that can be considerable,” Mr Levinthal said.
He pointed to the impact of tourism on the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Japan, where a 2.5m (8ft) black mesh net was installed to block the view of Mount Fuji.
The screen was intended to deter tourists who were littering, parking poorly, and behaving antisocially to take photos for social media.
The screen was effective in reducing congestion in the area.
However, tourists quickly found ways to get around the barrier by poking small holes in the screen that were the right size for a camera lens. The barrier was eventually taken down after successfully deterring tourists.
“So little insignificant things all totalled up together can actually have major impacts,” Mr Levinthal said.
Netflix said it wished to make no comment.
