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Elon Musk has praised Netflix for its recent crackdown on woke workers, after slamming the streaming giant last month as having a 'woke mind virus' that makes it 'unwatchable.'
Last week, the LA-based streamer dished out a new 'culture memo' to staff telling them if they are offended by content the company is working on, they can leave the firm.
The guidance came largely in response to workers saying they would part ways with the company if they continued to work with Dave Chappelle, whose recent specials for the streamer have caused backlash over jokes about transgender people.
The new policy, titled 'Artistic Expression,' asserts that brass at the company will not 'censor specific artists or voices' even if employees consider the content 'harmful.'
In response to a tweet noting the change, Musk tweeted, 'Good move by @netflix.'
Elon Musk has praised Netflix for its recent crackdown on woke workers, after slamming the streaming site last month as having a 'woke mind virus' that makes it 'unwatchable'
Last week, the LA-based streaming service dished out a new 'culture memo' to staff telling them if they are offended by content the company is working on, they can leave the firm. In response to a tweet noting the change, Musk tweeted, 'Good move by @netflix'
The tweet comes as a stark about-face from an earlier online assertion in April by the Tesla CEO, where he slammed the streamer for pandering to progressive staffers while hemorrhaging subscribers.
In April, the company's most recent quarterly report revealed the company had lost 200,000 users between January and March this year, causing shares to plummet by 25 per cent, with a further 2million subscribers set to leave by June.
Musk previously blamed the loss of subscribers on Netflix - which boasts titles like He's Expecting, a show that depicts a man who becomes pregnant - being 'woke.'
'The woke mind virus is making Netflix unwatchable,' the world's richest man wrote at the time, responding to a tweet about the subscription service's recent abysmal subscriber numbers.
Musk wrote in a follow-up tweet: 'Can they please just make sci-fi/fantasy at least *mostly* about sci-fi/fantasy?'
The tweet comes as a stark about-face from an earlier online assertion in April by the Tesla CEO, where he slammed the streamer for pandering to progressive staffers while hemorrhaging subscribers
The ailing platform has shelled out millions of viewers over the last year as rivals Amazon, Disney and Apple pick up steam.
Stocks have nosedived over the last six months from nearly $700 to as low as $166 yesterday despite a slight rise to $174 in pre-market trading.
Meanwhile the company has been at war with itself over airing content some woke workers claim is harmful to them.
Young activists have targeted the likes of comedian Chappelle for jokes about transgender people and aimed to get him cancelled.
But Netflix finally appeared to be stamping out the backlash with its new memo titled: 'Netflix Culture — Seeking Excellence.'
The guidance came largely in response to workers saying they would part ways with the company if they continued to work with Dave Chappelle, whose recent specials for the streamer have caused backlash over jokes about transgender people
Protests erupted outside Netflix last year as staff walked out at their campus in LA due to Chapelle's comments on specials for the streamer
A man holds a placard as he attended a rally in support of the Netflix transgender employee walkout in LA in October
