Netflix has come under fire in many Middle Eastern countries for its featuring of LGBTQ characters and content.
"All legal measures will be taken to protect the Kingdom's sovereignty, citizens and residents from any intellectual attack aimed at affecting its societies, values, safety of upbringing their generations and protecting them from harmful content," Esra Assery, CEO of the Saudi General Commission for Audiovisual Media,Netflix has not yet publicly responded to the statement and had no comment when contacted by CNBC.
Al Ekhbariya posted its report on its official Twitter account, which has 1.4 million followers, with the caption"Netflix promotes child homosexuality under a cinematic cover. WillAnother tweet from the state network read,"Netflix threatens the healthy upbringing of children," and spreads"immoral messages." A video in its tweet featured the hashtags"#CancelNetflix" and"#BoycottNetflix.
Netflix has not responded to the accusations. But many of its users in the U.S. and Europe have celebrated the featuring of LGBTQ+ characters and content on the streaming platform, saying it sets a positive example for inclusivity and representation. Netflix still boasts the highest number of users of any paid-subscription streaming service, with some 220 million subscribers worldwide as of last June.
This is far from the first time authorities in the oil-rich Arab Gulf states have clashed with Western media on the topic of homosexual content. In June, the Gulf countries, along with several others in East and South Asia,
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