"FILE - In this July 11, 2012 file photo, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings attends the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho. Netflix Inc. is facing scrutiny from government regulators for a Facebook post by Hastings in July that may have boosted the online video company's stock price. Neflix said Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, that the Securities and Exchange Commission informed it that its staff is recommending civil action be brought against the company and Hastings. The reason: Hastings' July 3 post in which he said Netflix's online video viewing ""exceeded 1 billion hours for the first time ever in June."" (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)"