US Presidential Election 2024: Netflix Subscribers Cancel Services After Co-Founder Reed Hastings Endorsed Kamala Harris, Elon Musk Reacts

Los Gatos, September 25: Netflix suffered a massive surge in the cancellation of subscriptions by the customers as its co-founder, Reed Hastings, endorsed US presidential election candidate Kamala Harris. The Netflix co-founder also donated millions in support for her, the decision which resulted in the streaming service to suffer loss of subscribers. After the endorsement, the rate of Netflix cancellations rose significantly in the United States.

According to report by Bloomberg, the customers in the US cancelled their Netflix subscriptions at 2.8%, in July 2024, higher rate than any months since February. The Netflix US customers opted out of the subscriptions as the company phased out the cheapest ad-free version on the platform. However, five-days after Netflix co-founder Reed Hasting's endorsement of Kamala Harris. Elon Musk Reacts to Democrat John Kerry’s Statement To Change First Amendment, Says ‘They Will Destroy the Constitution’.

Netflix Co-Founder Reed Hasting Supporting Kamala Harris

Elon Musk on Netfix Employees and Democratic Party

X User Asking Others to Cancel Netflix Subscription

Cancel Netflix Subscription, Said Another X User

Another X User Said 'Cancel Netflix' on X Post

The report said that Reed Hastings had been a long-time supporter and donor of Democratic Party. On July 22, he posted on X, "Congrats to Kamala Harris -- now it is time to win", showing support for her to win. Following day, Hastings reportedly revealed that he had donated USD 7 million to a pro-Harris super PAC.

After learning about the announcement made by Reed Hastings about endorsement and donation of millions of donation to Kamala Harris, the Donald Trump supporters opted out of the streaming services by ending the subscription. Some of the users posted on social media announcing their Netflix Cancellations by using hashtag "#CancelNetflix", said the report.

Amid the growing tension between the Trump supports and Harris supporters, some entertainment companies suffered backlash for their political stance. The Hollywood and entertainment industry has been suffering problems running their traditional businesses as witnessed by the recent reports of Disney layoffs and Paramount Global layoffs. Elon Musk Agrees That Democratic Party Wishes To Shut Down X Platform Over Bringing Out Story of Convicted Murderers, Sex Offenders.

Elon Musk, who is a supporter of Donald Trump, posted this on X, "Donations by Netflix employees could not be more lopsided in favor of the Democratic Party (~100%)". Recently, Musk also posted that if the Democratic Party won, they would change the first amendment of the US constitution which around freedom of speech and expression.

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