Netflix Tells Workers to Quit if They Do Not Like Its Content, Receives Thumbs Up From Elon Musk

New Delhi: Struggling to retain its subscribers and gain news users amid stiff competition, OTT major Netflix has updated its culture guidelines for the first time in seven years. The content-streaming platform has asked its employees to be prepared to work on even the kind of content they may not agree with. In the updated guidelines, the company has gone as far as telling anyone not supporting the type of content being offered on the platform to quit.Also Read – Instagram Account Hacked? Try These Steps To Recover Your Account

The move has even received a thumbs up from Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Twitter. Musk, who is in the middle of a controversial Twitter takeover, supported the Netflix update. “Good move by @netflix,” he posted. Also Read – Video: NCP Workers Slap BJP Leader Vinayak Ambekar For Post Against Sharad Pawar

The streaming platform has included a section called “artistic expression” that details the company’s plans to offer an array of programming for its audiences. “We let viewers decide what’s appropriate for them, versus having Netflix censor specific artists or voices,” the company stated in its updated culture memo. Also Read – Twitter Likely Tests ‘Liked by Author’ Label For Tweets

Want to offer diversity in stories, may have to work on titles you perceive as harmful

In the memo, Netflix also noted that it wants to offer diversity in 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, Netflix stated. “If you would find it hard to support our content breadth, Netflix may not be the best place for you,” the company further added.

Providing a detailed background, a Netflix spokesperson highlighted that the company has spent 18 months discussing cultural issues internally with employees. The idea is to allow “prospective employees (could) understand our position, and make better informed decisions about whether Netflix is the right company for them,” the spokesperson added.

Netflix’s plans to increase revenue share:

1. Meanwhile, battered by slow growth and diminishing global user base, Netflix has fast forwarded its plans to bring ads right into its TV shows and movies.
2. The streaming platform has shifted its plans to infuse advertisements into its content by the end of this year.
3. The company will also soon announce new measures to crack down on password sharing.
4. Netflix saw its stock tumbling by 20 per cent after it reported a loss of 2 lakh paid subscribers in the first quarter of 2022, its first subscriber loss in over a decade.
5. Moreover, it now forecasts a global paid subscriber loss of 20 lakh for the April-June quarter (Q2).