Netflix is the largest streaming service in the world, but that doesn’t mean people are always happy with it.
However, there have been a number of controversies that have surrounded Netflix, and they just don’t seem to stop.
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‘Step Sisters’ was boycotted for cultural appropriation.
The movie focuses on a black sorority that teaches a white sorority how to dance for a competition.
Twitter called it out for being regressive and said the film was promoting cultural appropriation.
Netflix took some heat for their film ‘Christine’.
The film is a brutal tale on the real-life experience of Christine Chubbuck.
She was a local TV personality who ended her life on screen.
Danny Masterson’s scandal.
In the climax of the #MeToo movement, this was one of the men who had an allegation against him.
Masterson was written out of The Ranch , for which fans were very happy.
The boycott against ‘Insatiable’.
Patty, a high school girl, starves herself for revenge against those who made fun of her weight.
Needless to say, people did NOT like that. It’s still getting criticism.
The original show ‘Atypical’ received plenty of backlash.
The show focuses on a teen who’s on the autism spectrum.
The show wanted to shed light on people on the spectrum, but people thought it was offensive.
The issue with equal pay.
The Crown is hailed as being one of the best shows on Netflix, but it’s behind on the times.
The show came under fire when it was revealed that Matt Smith was making more than the female lead , Claire Foy.
The mess at the Cannes Film Festival.
Okja and The Meyerowitz Stories participated in the festival, which people hated as it’s a streaming service.
After their participation, it was made clear that all movies should be released in France if they would compete at Cannes.
Mo’Nique boycotted Netflix for their “color bias”.
Mo’Nique posted a video on Instagram where she spilled the tea on Netflix.
Netflix never commented on the allegations that they underpaid people of color, but the comedian Wanda Skyes agreed with her.
Everyone knows what happened with Kevin Spacey.
House of Cards was an extremely successful show.
Once fans called for him to be fired, Netflix followed suit. They then reshot the last season of the show without him.
The problem with their closed captioning.
A lawsuit was filed against Netflix because the service didn’t have closed captioning on its streaming videos.
Netflix was faced with many lawsuits following that.
Netflix and the VPN.
Sony Pictures’ president said that Netflix’s issue with the VPN was “semi-sanctioned” piracy.
Netflix did announce that they had plans to be more on top of it.
The ongoing issue with ’13 Reasons Why’.
The Netflix original series has received tons of hate.
It has been heavily criticized for romanticizing extremely harmful situations and adding glamor to them.
Roma’s appearance at the Oscars.
Roma was criticized for having an unfair advantage over viewers for the wide audience that it could reach.
There is still some debate on whether or not it should have been included.
The disaster in ‘Bird Box’.
The 2013 Lac-Mégantic rail disaster ended up being shown in Bird Box . The film immediately faced backlash for the image.
The footage ended up being removed.
And finally, the price increase.
You know this had to be in here.
There have been never-ending complaints as Netflix increases its prices. This will likely happen again now that the Disney Streaming is going to be available.
