US EditionElon Musk Backs 'Cancel Netflix' Drive Over Creator's Charlie Kirk Post
Elon Musk led a mass Netflix cancellation campaign citing pro-transgender content in a children’s show and controversial remarks by its creator, sparking a 2% stock dip, analysts said.
- Elon Musk canceled his Netflix subscription due to the platform's promotion of transgender content, specifically mentioning the children's show "Dead End: Paranormal Park."
- Following Musk's announcement, many users on social media declared they would also cancel their Netflix subscriptions, citing similar concerns about children's programming.
- The backlash intensified after creator Hamish Steele made comments perceived as mocking the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, which further fueled conservative outrage against Netflix.
- Netflix's stock decreased by 2.3% after Musk's comments, although analysts argued the decline wasn't directly linked to the boycott movement led by Musk.
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The US platform fell back on Wall Street on Wednesday and Thursday, following messages posted on social networks by the billionaire. Elon Musk is himself the father of a young transgender woman.
Musk pushes ‘cancel Netflix’ campaign tied to LGBT+ series
SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk has urged his 227 million social media followers to cancel their Netflix subscriptions, accusing the streaming platform of promoting what he describes as transgender propaganda. In his latest culture war campaign, the Tesla tycoon joined a trend launched by conservative social media account Libs of TikTok that cited the animated series "Dead End: Paranormal Park" and Netflix's corporate diversity efforts as a cause for …
Elon Musk Doubles Down On Netflix-Bashing Over Trans Character On Animated ‘Dead End: Paranormal Park’ Even As Show Creator Flooded With “Extremely Nasty” Messages
Elon Musk continued his swipes at Netflix today over the 2022-2023 animated series Dead End: Paranormal Park which featured a transgender character. Days after calling for his X followers to cancel the streaming service, he’s reposting followers’ comments lambasting “transgender propaganda.” Yesterday, Hamish Steele, the creator of Dead End: Paranormal Park, informed his followers on BlueSky that he would be taking a social media break due to …
(Los Angeles = Yonhap News) Correspondent Im Mi-na = Netflix, the world's largest video content streaming service, is suffering as it becomes the target of attacks by the U.S. conservative camp...
Musk joined the October campaign accusing Netflix of spreading "trans propaganda."
'I know some gay folks': MAGA Republican vows action against 'demonic' Netflix cartoons
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) vowed to take action against Netflix for airing cartoons featuring LGBTQ+ characters.Burchett spoke out on Thursday against Netflix after Elon Musk encouraged his followers to cancel their subscriptions because the protagonist of "Dead End: Paranormal Park" was transgender."...
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