Overview
- Musks posts on X included “Same” to a cancellation screenshot, “This is not ok,” and “Cancel Netflix for the health of your kids,” amplifying the boycott.
- The controversy focuses on Dead End: Paranormal Park, a Netflix animated series featuring a transgender teen that originally streamed in 2022.
- Viral screenshots alleging creator Hamish Steele celebrated Charlie Kirk’s death have not been independently verified, and Steele says he did not celebrate the killing.
- Steele reported receiving homophobic and antisemitic abuse and pointed out the show was canceled in January 2023 and is not being promoted by Netflix.
- Users shared cancellation confirmations as the trend spread, and Netflix shares ticked lower Wednesday, though any link to the online push remains unclear.