Political | Process

“Depending on your role, you may need to work on titles you perceive to be harmful,” Netflix says. “If you’d find it hard to support our content breadth, Netflix may not be the best place for you.”

A Netflix spokesman said the company updated its culture page on Thursday for the first time since 2017. He said Netflix had spent the past 18 months discussing cultural issues internally with employees.

The new language was added, he said, “so that prospective employees could understand our position, and make better informed decisions about whether Netflix is the right company for them.”

Netflix and other companies have come under pressure from employees, shareholders and politicians on how they react to cultural and political issues.

Netflix, for instance, supported comedian Dave Chappelle last year following his stand-up special “The Closer” on the streaming platform, which sparked criticism for remarks about transgender people that some found offensive. 

The special prompted a protest in front of Netflix’s Los Angeles offices and calls for Netflix to remove the show from its platform, which it didn’t. Netflix co-Chief Executive and Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos stood by the special in emails to staff. He later said he “screwed up” in his efforts to communicate with employees.

At Twitter Inc., employees have reacted to the prospect of a takeover by Elon Musk with a mix of enthusiasm, fear and humor, with some pushing back at the idea of a Musk-owned Twitter.

Walt Disney Co. was criticized for how it initially stayed quiet on new legislation in Florida that governs how gender and sexuality are taught in schools.

After pressure from some employees and critics, Disney vowed to fight against the legislation and promised to stop political donations in the state. Florida’s legislature has since repealed the company’s special tax privileges.