Netflix's woke purge: Troubled streaming giant's latest layoffs targeted staff who were among its most vocal social justice warriors working on original content about marginalized communities...Netflix laid of 150 employees on Tuesday, many of whom were working on creating and promoting projects focusing on marginalized communities...Firm additionally fired nearly 70 employees working for its social media and publishing teams, including Strong Black Lead, Golden, Con Todo and Most, all that catered to marginalized communities...The struggling streaming giant claimed the layoffs were carried out amid 'a slow down in revenue and decline in subscribers'...he layoffs once again targeted members of content arm Tudum, weeks after laying off dozens from the department in April...EXCERPTED: Other scrapped projects included Antiracist Baby and Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You, two adaptions by Critical Race Theory expert Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, as well as a kids' fantasy series Wings of Fire from executive producer Ava DuVernay, and the children's film With Kind Regards From Kindergarten. READ THE EXTENSIVE ARTICLE here.
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More companies need to do this.
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