Netflix Sparks Outcry After its Non-Renewal of ‘Palestinian Stories Collection’ Launched in 2021
variety.comNetflix has come under fire from several human rights groups over its non-renewal of 19 films that were part of its “Palestinian Stories” collection launched in October of 2021.
These films will soon exit the service because the rights acquired by Netflix as part of its licensing deal will end at the end of the month.
This standard content licensing practice is also the reason why “Friends” is no longer available in the U.S. or Mr. Robot” is no longer available in Arabic countries.
The streamer still has titles by Palestinian creators on its service. “We are deeply concerned by Netflix’s decision to delete at least 19 films by Palestinian filmmakers or about Palestinian stories from your platform last week” human rights organization Freedom Forward said in a letter to the streamer posted on their website.
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