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Elon Musk Backs 'Cancel Netflix' Drive Over Creator's Charlie Kirk Post
Elon Musk led a mass cancellation campaign against Netflix over pro-transgender content in a children’s show and controversial comments by its creator, prompting a 2% drop in Netflix shares.
- Elon Musk has canceled his Netflix account and called for a boycott over the animated show 'Dead End: Paranormal Park' featuring a transgender character, claiming it promotes a 'transgender woke agenda.'
- Right-Wing backlash against the show was amplified by figures like Libs of TikTok, leading Musk to share their posts to his audience of over 226 million followers on X.
- Hamish Steele, the show's creator, expressed on BlueSky that he has received nasty emails and is taking a break from social media due to the backlash.
- Netflix's stock fell nearly 2% after Musk's posts about the series, although it remains unclear how many users have actually canceled their subscriptions.
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Tesla's CEO launched a boycott campaign against the Netflix streaming platform which he accuses of promoting "trans ideology". This polemic was born from the animated series "Dead End: Paranormal Park" released in 2022, whose main character, Barney, is a transgender boy. This series follows two teenagers who work in a haunted amusement park and face supernatural forces. Loading... On Monday, September 29, the billionaire relayed a message from t…
Musk Doubles Down On ‘Cancel Netflix’ calls Over Trans Character And Director’s Charlie Kirk Post
Forbes reports that X owner Elon Musk made repeated calls Wednesday for Netflix subscribers to cancel their memberships over comments Hamish Steele, director of a canceled Netflix animated series, made about conservative activist Charlie Kirk, with Musk also taking aim at the streaming service’s LGBTQ programming and diversity commitments. Read more at Forbes
Boycott on Netflix for “ideological” cartoon
Elon Musk, owner of the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), has sparked a boycott of Netflix after very publicly cancelling his subscription to the streaming service. In a post on X, Musk urged others to follow suit, stating, “Cancel Netflix: for the sake of your kids’ health.” The decision originates from his objections to the animated series Dead End: Paranormal Park and its creator… Source
Elon Musk urges 227 million X followers to cancel Netflix
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 dropping the str…
Elon Musk launches 'cancel Netflix' bid over cartoon characters
Elon Musk has begun a 'cancel culture' campaign against Netflix calling on his followers to boycott the service in protest over a cartoon that has a transgender character. The world's richest man says the move is all about protecting the health of children.
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