Netflix stock has continued to plummet following a “war” waged against the company by billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk. Writing on X on Wednesday, Musk called on his over 200 million followers to unsubscribe from the streaming platform.
Netflix stock dropped by over 2.2% on Thursday, with the current share price recorded at 1,166.49
“Cancel Netflix,” Musk wrote in a Wednesday afternoon post on X, quoting another post made by the right-wing Libs of TikTok account, which shared screenshots of a company report in which Netflix said it had increased the number of non-white directors and lead actors on its programs, according to a statement by Forbes.
In an earlier post on X on Tuesday, Musk reshared a post from another user who said they are cancelling their Netflix subscription because the company employed “someone who celebrated the murder of Charlie Kirk and makes content that pushes pro-trans content on my kids,” and wrote: “Same.”
The demands for a cancellation appear to stem from an unconfirmed post by Steele, which specifically criticised British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for tweeting a message mourning Kirk’s death.
According to a screenshot of Steele’s alleged post, which was shared on X by Libs of TikTok, the animated show’s director purportedly wrote: “Why the f— are you even commenting on this, d—head…a random nazi gets shot and it’s a public statement.”
The Libs of TikTok accounts had earlier shared clips of Steele’s animated show “Dead End: Paranormal Park,” which was cancelled in January 2023, and claimed it was “pushing pro-transgender on CHILDREN.”
Musk reshared the post attacking the animated show and wrote: “This is not ok,” and later boosted another post attacking the streamer for pushing a “transgender woke agenda,” saying “Cancel Netflix for the health of your kids.”
Following the campaign against the streaming platform, several right-wing supporters of the billionaire unsubscribed. They confirmed their actions by sharing screenshots on X.
