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Netflix Issues Anti-Censorship Section in Company Culture Memo Following Woke Employee Protest
https://www.breitbart.com/entertain...i-censorship-section-in-company-culture-memo/
PAUL BOIS 13 May 2022
The streaming giant Netflix inserted an anti-censorship section into its newly-revised company culture memo that has largely been interpreted as a warning to the company’s vocally woke minority. It comes months after employees launched a woke #NetflixWalkout to protest Dave Chappelle.
In the updated Netflix Culture memo includes a new “Artistic Expression” section that explained the streaming platform will not “censor specific artists or voices” that certain employees might consider “harmful.”
“If you’d find it hard to support our content breadth, Netflix may not be the best place for you,” the memo bluntly told employees.
The memo further went on to say that the company will seek to appeal to a broad range of tastes across various different spectrums.
“Entertaining the world is an amazing opportunity and also a challenge because viewers have very different tastes and points of view,” it said. “So we offer a wide variety of TV shows and movies, some of which can be provocative. To help members make informed choices about what to watch, we offer ratings, content warnings and easy-to-use parental controls.”
Noting that people will disagree with their content decisions, Netflix said it will approach each title with the same 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,” the company declared.
“As employees we support the principle that Netflix offers a diversity of stories, even if we find some titles counter to our own personal values. Depending on your role, you may need to work on titles you perceive to be harmful. If you’d find it hard to support our content breadth, Netflix may not be the best place for you,” it concluded.
As noted by Variety, the Artistic Expression portion has been interpreted as a “response to the controversy over Dave Chappelle’s ‘The Closer’ that embroiled Netflix last fall over what critics said were his transphobic and homophobic comments in the stand-up special.”
Woke Netflix employees protested outside corporate offices last October to protest Chappelle’s comedy special.
Netflix Issues Anti-Censorship Section in Company Culture Memo Following Woke Employee Protest
https://www.breitbart.com/entertain...i-censorship-section-in-company-culture-memo/
PAUL BOIS 13 May 2022
The streaming giant Netflix inserted an anti-censorship section into its newly-revised company culture memo that has largely been interpreted as a warning to the company’s vocally woke minority. It comes months after employees launched a woke #NetflixWalkout to protest Dave Chappelle.
In the updated Netflix Culture memo includes a new “Artistic Expression” section that explained the streaming platform will not “censor specific artists or voices” that certain employees might consider “harmful.”
“If you’d find it hard to support our content breadth, Netflix may not be the best place for you,” the memo bluntly told employees.
The memo further went on to say that the company will seek to appeal to a broad range of tastes across various different spectrums.
“Entertaining the world is an amazing opportunity and also a challenge because viewers have very different tastes and points of view,” it said. “So we offer a wide variety of TV shows and movies, some of which can be provocative. To help members make informed choices about what to watch, we offer ratings, content warnings and easy-to-use parental controls.”
Noting that people will disagree with their content decisions, Netflix said it will approach each title with the same 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,” the company declared.
“As employees we support the principle that Netflix offers a diversity of stories, even if we find some titles counter to our own personal values. Depending on your role, you may need to work on titles you perceive to be harmful. If you’d find it hard to support our content breadth, Netflix may not be the best place for you,” it concluded.
As noted by Variety, the Artistic Expression portion has been interpreted as a “response to the controversy over Dave Chappelle’s ‘The Closer’ that embroiled Netflix last fall over what critics said were his transphobic and homophobic comments in the stand-up special.”
Woke Netflix employees protested outside corporate offices last October to protest Chappelle’s comedy special.
