[Dismas]

Awhile back Netflix was under fire for one of Chapelle's specials. They've now gone a step further by telling employees if they are unable to stomach the service's content, they're welcome to quit.

Netflix is giving their employees a new ultimatum: work on our content regardless of whether you agree with it or quit.

Months after Netflix employees and viewers attacked the company on the policing of its content, the streaming giant has updated its culture guidelines laying out new rules on “artistic expression.”

In the added section of its guidelines, the company begins by noting that “not everyone will like—or agree with—everything on our service,” adding to entertain different tastes and points of view, some TV shows or movies can be provocative.

“While every title is different, we approach them based on the same set of principles: we support the artistic expression of the creators we choose to work with; we program for a diversity of audiences and tastes; and we let viewers decide what’s appropriate for them, versus having Netflix censor specific artists or voices,” it said.

This means employees of Netflix may need to work on movies or TV shows which run counter to their values or content they even perceive as harmful.

The section ends by saying, “If you’d find it hard to support our content breadth, Netflix may not be the best place for you.”

Read More: https://fortune.com/2022/05/16/netflix-c...-backlash/

[Defeat]

Good, fuck em, Dave is a comedic genius and he's worth a lot more to Netflix than these oversensitive employees.

[Haustejj]

This is some fucked up shit. I cheer for you Netflix

[yoursaim]

Netflix is not same anymore

[mothered]

The section ends by saying, “If you’d find it hard to support our content breadth, Netflix may not be the best place for you.”

Pathetic, coming from a reputable company that operates on such a large scale.

[Quitelargegenitalman]

Seems pretty reasonable to me, just do the fucking job nobody gives a fuck about how an employee feels about the content.

I didnt hear any complaints when they made that movie about unborn fetus girls twerking their ass.

[xcurrentx]

Netflix is starting to become more and more garbage all the time.

[Rxndxm]

Seems pretty reasonable to me, just do the fucking job nobody gives a fuck about how an employee feels about the content.


I didnt hear any complaints when they made that movie about unborn fetus girls twerking their ass.

Hahaha!

Netflix is losing money so better to get rid of its woke content to get back users

[westkous]

netflix is done. back to illegal streaming.

[dnks]

netflix is done. back to illegal streaming.

I think my only reason for going back to this is the incredible amount of streaming services you have to subscribe to in order to watch "all the relevant and popular" stuff. HBO, Hulu/D+, Amazon, Netflix, AppleTV... I stopped paying for a TV subscription to save money because it was expensive and I was interested in watching episodes 2-3 times a week. Netflix is done because the streaming market became the TV market, and people leading markets act as if they believe that they can sell their products to every single human alive.

Onto the real topic of the thread, for whoever cares to read someone else's opinion:
And while I think they actually know that growth can't be infinite, and they can't sell to EVERYONE, they do know they can maximize it and will do it for as long as possible by adding absolutely everything they can to it. Which is why they will continue adding content that is not for everyone. The ex-Netflix employee that made one of the big twitter threads made this very clear, while they are uploading stuff that they don't like, e.g. Chapelle, Netflix continues to promote documentaries and other stuff that DOES fit with their views (https://rainofterra.com/it-was-never-abo...ee8b765978). Let's be honest, a lot of people don't like Disclosure documentary because it doesn't feed into their cultural biases. Will globalization eventually blur the lines between cultures so much, that these biases will be international one day? Maybe. Some mixed-feelings on this one, but what do I know.

Netflix is gonna promote whatever makes them money. And it's making them money because most people like viral, visceral, shocking, polarizing, surprising and/or politically incorrect stuff, and if it feeds into their biases, even better. How people find any of those adjectives interesting depends on a lot of personal and cultural stuff, and if that weren't true, News channels wouldn't inflate stories and wouldn't broadcast talk shows that are categorized as entertainment, and it would be a lot harder for clickbait, fake news, trolling and satire to exist as well. Every VPN for a while had it's selling point as being able to unlock the regional content of other countries in Netflix, you can hop on a VPN and see how DIFFERENT the content they push is depending on the country you jump to. They were likely, if not surely, publishing stuff much harder and more "offensive" than Dave's special.

Netflix and every other company with an investor board has the only goal of making their investors and key people money. If you don't want to work at a company that will NOT put your personal beliefs over profits, quit, because a half-assed apology is the only thing that's coming out of it, before the next money-grab. Will this ever change? Maybe. Perhaps when the new generations get hold of most of the money, and that's if the stuff the current money-holders do hasn't rubbed on them already.

I definitely support when people make a fuss when they are harassed, targeted, marginalized, insulted and all that stuff. To the Netflix employees I say, you made your fuss, quit and move to a company where you feel better, companies that try to cater to everyone for max-profitability can only be worked at for so long anyway, mercenary style. And to Netflix I say, I ain't paying a dime because too expensive.