Netflix has decided to suspend its service in Russia over
the country’s ongoing invasion in Ukraine. A Netflix spokesperson confirmed the
news.
The video streaming company, which has about 1 million subscribers in Russia, made this major decision after refusing to comply with a new Russian law that requires large streamers to host 20 Russian propaganda channels, including NTV and Channel One. Netflix later announced that it would suspend all its productions and acquisitions in Russia.
Other than Netflix, major companies in the film industry that
have boycotted Russia include Disney, Warner Brothers, Paramount Pictures, and
Sony, that have delayed the releases of their latest films in Russian theatres,
including films like The Batman, Turning Red, and Sonic the Hedgehog
2. In addition to this, Microsoft, Google, Apple, and Samsung have also withheld
product sales in Russia.
