Reed Hastings

• Netflix subscriber growth surges in Q4 as co-founder steps down as CEO

  Hastings, 62, had been Netflix's CEO for more than 20 years after taking over the role from his friend and fellow company co-founder Marc Randolph in the late 1990s.

  Consumer

  Jan 19, 2023
  
• Duffy criticizes ‘irresponsible’ ‘365 Days’ from Netflix, says it glamourizes rape

  'It grieves me that Netflix provides a platform for such ‘cinema,’ that eroticizes kidnapping and distorts sexual violence as a 'sexy' movie,' the 'Mercy' singer wrote.

  Entertainment

  Jul 3, 2020
  
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• Netflix removes graphic suicide scene from ’13 Reasons Why’ Season 1

  "No one scene is more important than the life of the show, and its message that we must take better care of each other," show creator Brian Yorkey said.

  Entertainment

  Jul 16, 2019
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• Netflix apologizes to Lac-Megantic for using footage of fatal 2013 explosion in ‘Bird Box’

  The company says it had not been aware of the source of the footage used briefly in the hit movie 'Bird Box' and the series 'Travelers.'

  Canada

  Jan 22, 2019
• Quebec minister demands Netflix remove Lac-Mégantic images from productions

  The images used in Netflix productions were taken from real-life footage of one of the deadliest disasters in recent Canadian history.

  Canada

  Jan 19, 2019
• Netflix spokesman Jonathan Friedland fired over use of N-word

  Netflix CEO Reed Hastings says he fired the company's top spokesman over use of the N-word.

  Entertainment

  Jun 23, 2018