Republicans haul Netflix before Congress for being too ‘woke’
TL;DR
Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos testified before a Senate subcommittee about a potential Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition, facing concerns over consumer costs and job market impacts, while Republicans criticized the company's 'woke' programming.
Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos was launched into the middle of a congressional culture war on Tuesday as he testified before a Senate subcommittee about the company's attempt to buy a large part of Warner Bros Discovery.
The hearing before the Senate Judiciary antitrust subcommittee highlighted an array of traditional merger concerns on both sides of the aisle: that the deal could potentially raise costs for consumers, limit their theater experiences, or shrink the market for entertainment jobs. But a large chunk of the session also focused on Netflix's allegedly "woke" programming, including content that features transgender characters.
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