https://www.cnet.com/news/rotten-tomatoes-president-we-didnt-change-site-to-protect-captain-marvel/

"(The changes) are not simply a reaction to, 'Oh, gee, there's some noise created around (certain movies),'" Yanover told me. Yes, some adjustments are aimed as what he calls "noise reduction," when high-profile films such as Captain Marvel or Star Wars movies attract trolls with agendas. But as a whole, these changes are part of a long-term site strategy, he said.

Larson drew fire in part for telling Marie Claire magazine that she had noticed the critics covering her films were "overwhelmingly white male." After that was confirmed by a USC study, she said, "moving forward, I decided to make sure my press days were more inclusive." She's also spoken out to support underprivileged girls seeing the film.