Netflix controversies

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• Florida sues Netflix, claims company misled consumers about data collection

Company response

• Denial — Netflix

  "These allegations are without merit," a Netflix spokesperson has told IGN.

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• American Christian metal band Demon Hunter has sued Netflix over alleged trademark infringement tied to the streamer’s megahit animated film “KPop Demon Hunters.”

• Hyde Lane, the parent company of Demon Hunter, on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Netflix and AEG Presents, among others, accusing the companies of trademark infringement and consumer confusion.

• American Christian metal band Demon Hunter has sued Netflix over alleged trademark infringement tied to the streamer’s megahit animated film "KPop Demon Hunters."

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• I spent more than two hours with them trying to correct all their mistakes and ground this in reality, explaining that agents are technological systems, not aliens. But it looks like the drive to scare people for maximum views was too strong.

• Clem Delangue, co-founder and CEO of the AI platform Hugging Face, says the film isn’t accurate.

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• South Korea's antitrust regulator said on Sunday it has decided to impose a fine of a combined 19.5 million won ($16,300) on Google, Netflix and three other video streaming services for their unfair business activity over paid subscription.

• Along with the fine, the regulator ordered them to correct their business practice, reports Yonhap news agency.

• They provided falsified information or did not allow subscribers to cancel their membership online in a bid to make it difficult for customers to terminate the contract of using their services, according to the FTC.

Company response

• Clarification — Netflix

  They thanked me for the feedback. But they heard about the concern of Ukrainian viewers with the image of a Ukrainian woman

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• In Emily in Paris we have a caricature of a Ukrainian woman which is unacceptable. It is also offensive.

• They thanked me for the feedback. But they heard about the concern of Ukrainian viewers with the image of a Ukrainian woman

• Ukraine’s culture minister Oleksandr Tkachenko has issued a complaint to Netflix over its stereotypical image of a Ukrainian character.

Company response

• Apology — Netflix

  Our tweet was unacceptable and has since been removed. We are very sorry for the hurt and distress it caused

• Remediation — Netflix

  Our tweet was unacceptable and has since been removed.

• Apology — Netflix

  Netflix has apologised and removed a promotional tweet for Chilling Adventures of Sabrina which referenced "Sunday Bloody Sunday".

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• Netflix has issued an apology following a controversial tweet.

• Following backlash a spokesperson for Netflix said, "Our tweet was unacceptable and has since been removed. We are very sorry for the hurt and distress it caused".

• “Our tweet was unacceptable and has since been removed. We are very sorry for the hurt and distress it caused”

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• Gaprindashvili filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles' Federal District Court against the streaming giant Thursday (Sept. 16) for an incorrect portrayal of her on The Queen's Gambit.

• The lawsuit states that Netflix's portrayal of Gaprindashvili was a "devastating falsehood, undermining and degrading her accomplishments before an audience of many millions."

• Gaprindashvili is asking for $5 million in defamation damages and $75,000 for lost business opportunities.

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• Concluding that this was against the "spiritual values of the public" and "general morality" it issued an administrative monetary fine on Netflix and ordered the removal of the movie from the platform.

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• it does not appear that inclusion of Defendants’ footage of the Baskins will cause any immediate harm that cannot be compensated with monetary damages

• However, mere hours after the suit was filed, a federal judge denied the couple’s request for a temporary restraining order.

• This means that the follow-up docuseries from directors Rebecca Chaiklin and Eric Goode will premiere as scheduled on November 17.

Company response

• Apology — 优酷

  优酷对为此引起的误会向大家诚挚道歉

• Remediation — 优酷

  后续会加强流程把关并且更加努力呈现好的作品

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• 优酷通过微博回应此事称，因工作失误，误将新综《游戏的胜利》已经被“毙掉”的设计初稿在招商会现场进行了使用。

• 据了解，有媒体报道称，优酷公布综艺片单中《鱿鱼的胜利》被网友质疑“借鉴”奈飞近期播出的新剧《鱿鱼游戏》。

• 就日前被网友质疑新综艺“借鉴”《鱿鱼游戏》一事，优酷官方微博20日晚回应称，系工作失误，诚挚道歉。

Company response

• Clarification — Netflix

  In a Tuesday interview with Variety, Sarandos said he “screwed up the internal communication,” adding, “I should have led with a lot more humanity.”

• Clarification — Netflix

  “Obviously, I screwed up that internal communication,” he told Variety.

• Apology — Netflix

  The CEO of Netflix is apologizing for the company's response to backlash over Dave Chappelle's latest comedy special "The Closer."

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• In a Tuesday interview with Variety, Sarandos said he “screwed up the internal communication,” adding, “I should have led with a lot more humanity.”

• Netflix Inc. employees are planning to walk-out of the company’s Los Gatos, California, headquarters Wednesday to protest a controversial Dave Chappelle comedy special that featured jokes at the expense of trans people.

• Netflix co-Chief Executive Officer Ted Sarandos has defended the company’s decision to air the special, stating in multiple memos, the platform would not remove it, denying that the jokes would lead to “real-world harm.”

Company response

• Denial — Netflix

  “Mr. Dershowitz’s lawsuit is without merit, and we will vigorously defend our partners and the series,” a Netflix spokeswoman said.

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• “Mr. Dershowitz’s lawsuit is without merit, and we will vigorously defend our partners and the series,” a Netflix spokeswoman said.

• The Harvard Law professor’s defamation suit in the Southern District of Florida seeks $80 million from the streaming giant, which released the “Filthy Rich” four-part series in May 2020.

• Alan Dershowitz sued Netflix Wednesday over a Jeffrey Epstein documentary that he says bolstered “false allegations of sexual misconduct.”

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• The 101-page lawsuit lists numerous items, including emotional distress and defamation.

• Hamm's legal team said the "Immigration Nation" documentary is a case of what happens "when people weaponize misinformation to advance their agendas, demonize their political opponents and organize and mobilize the public behind false propaganda."

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• Conan Doyle's estate filed the lawsuit recently in New Mexico. It names Netflix, Legendary Pictures, Penguin Random House author Nancy Springer, whose novels inspired Enola Holmes.

• the estate alleges that the filmmakers decided to give Sherlock Holmes human feelings.

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• HWM has filed a lawsuit against the streaming giant and CBS Studios, Paramount and Imagine Television for claims including trademark and copyright infringement, unfair business practices and unjust enrichment.

• The US magazine claims it coined the nickname Tiger King in reference to Joe Maldonado-Passage, the eccentric big-cat zoo owner who is the docuseries’ protagonist, and therefore owns the trademark rights to the name.

• Baskin alleges that Royal Goode Productions has breached contract by continuing to use footage of the Baskins in "Tiger King 2," since they only signed appearance release forms for the first documentary.

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• allowing the lawsuit to move forward

• A federal judge has denied Netflix's second motion to dismiss a race and gender discrimination lawsuit from comedian Mo'Nique

• said Judge Andre Birotte Jr. Wednesday, according to court documents.

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• A Santa Monica Superior Court judge ordered Netflix last December to stop poaching Fox employees, finding that the streaming service had flagrantly induced employees to break their fixed-term contracts.

• Netflix filed an appeal on Tuesday in the Fox employee-poaching lawsuit, arguing that Hollywood’s traditional employment arrangements impede mobility and must be disrupted.

Company response

• Apology — Netflix

  “We’re deeply sorry for the inappropriate artwork that we used for Mignonnes/Cuties,” Netflix posted to its official Twitter account.

• Remediation — Netflix

  “It was not OK, nor was it representative of this French film which won an award at Sundance. We’ve now updated the pictures and description.”

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• Before the movie had even premiered on Netflix, though, it was already garnering significant controversy for the company, and prompted a public apology a day after the company’s poster and official description went viral on social media.

• “We’re deeply sorry for the inappropriate artwork that we used for Mignonnes/Cuties,” Netflix posted to its official Twitter account. “It was not OK, nor was it representative of this French film which won an award at Sundance. We’ve now updated the pictures and description.”

• Netflix has removed a promotional image which showed girls posing in skimpy outfits in a new film called Cuties.