From DailyWire.com…
In an article published on Saturday, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos defended his decision to protect the company’s content from woke employees who would seek to censor it, saying that it was “very important” for American culture.
The interview in The New York Times came after Netflix released a corporate memo that warned employees offended by the company’s content that they may want to go find a job somewhere else.
The change in Netflix’s company culture was in large part due to the backlash the streaming service faced last year over its Dave Chappelle special, “The Closer,” which some employees claimed was transphobic.
When asked how he felt about being touted in conservative media after defending freedom of speech, Sarandos said, “It used to be a very liberal issue, so it’s an interesting time that we live in.”
Sarandos added, “I always said if we censor in the U.S., how are we going to defend our content in the Middle East?”
He told The Times that he encourages comedians to cross “the line every once in a while” to figure out where large swaths of the American public stand on certain issues.
“I think it’s very important to the American culture generally to have free expression,” Sarandos said. “We’re programming for a lot of diverse people who have different opinions and different tastes and different styles, and yet we’re not making everything for everybody. We want something for everybody but everything’s not going to be for everybody.”
Sarandos said that it “wasn’t hard” to stand up for Chappelle as far-left activists tried to cancel the comedian.
