From the moment Netflix announced itself as an original programming player with House Of Cards, the streamer has been touting its great relationship with talent. That reputation has taken hit over …
that she would no longer work with the streamer “as long as they continue to put out and profit from blatantly and dangerously transphobic content.”, who was name-checked by Sarandos in his second internal memo defending Chappelle’s special, went further, eviscerating the top executive in a strongly worded, expletive-laden Instagram post.
The “algorithm cult” comment refers to the notion that key functions at Netflix are based — at least partially — on algorithms, from viewing suggestions to renewal decisions. In his Wednesday memo to staff, Sarandos listed Gadsby alongside Chappelle. “We are working hard to ensure marginalized communities aren’t defined by a single story,” he wrote. “So we have, Hannah Gadsby and Dave Chappelle all on Netflix. Key to this is increasing diversity on the content team itself.”
Sarandos, whose remarks have been faced with criticism, also argued that “content on screen doesn’t directly translate to real-world hard.”
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