Netflix cancellations increased after co-founder donated to Harris

Published: October 2, 2024

Netflix cancellations increased after co-founder donated to Harris campaign

Movieguide® Contributor

In July, Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings donated $7 million to Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign, and the platform’s cancellation numbers jumped.

“Cancellations on the streaming platform nearly tripled in the United States after Hastings made a massive donation to a super PAC supporting Harris’ presidential bid, Bloomberg reported, citing researcher Antenna,” Fox Business reported on the 30th september. called on conservatives to cancel their subscriptions after Hastings supported Harris on X and revealed the large sum of her donation in July.

“Soon after, the hashtag #CancelNetflix started trending on X, accompanied in many cases by photos of people closing their accounts,” the Daily Beast reported.

July saw the highest number of cancellations, 2.8%, since February 2024. Bloomberg attributed the loss to Netflix’s announcement that it would phase out its cheapest plan, but noted that the figures cancellations were still “unusual”.

Hastings and his wife, Patty Quillin, had already donated $3 million to a Democratic committee created to end a recall attempt against California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Hastings also donated $7 million to a charter school-related political action committee in 2018.

“It’s unclear whether Harris’ endorsement affected Netflix beyond the five-day peak in cancellations. Their next financial report will be released in October, according to Bloomberg,” Fox Business said.

Conservatives and Christians can do much more to support the type of content they want, other than simply boycotting or canceling a subscription. They can vote with their money and support inspiring, healthy and family-friendly projects.

Advance ticket sales are crucial to advancing content at studios like The Kendrick Brothers Productions and Pinnacle Peak Pictures, which helped produce GOD’S NOT DEAD: IN GOD WE TRUST.

Movieguide® reported:

GOD’S NOT DEAD: IN GOD WE TRUST was released on September 12. David AR White urges interested viewers to purchase a ticket and watch the films in the theater because, just as voting favors one side’s victory, purchasing a ticket promotes a positive, faith-based attitude. message that will reach more people.

“If the public doesn’t come in the same way as an election, you know, the outcome is not the same and so, you know, vote for the movie first. Show up on that opening weekend,” he says….

“Just have your voice, because if you don’t, someone else will and you won’t like what they’re doing,” he said.