Overview

• Elon Musk said he canceled his Netflix subscription and urged others to do so, posting “Same,” “This is not ok,” and “Cancel Netflix for the health of your kids.”
• The backlash focuses on Dead End: Paranormal Park, a Netflix original with a transgender main character, alongside clips from other children’s titles shared by conservative accounts.
• Screenshots purporting to show creator Hamish Steele calling Charlie Kirk a “Nazi” remain unverified, and Steele has denied celebrating Kirk’s death while reporting abusive messages.
• Dead End: Paranormal Park ran for two seasons in 2022 and was canceled in January 2023, though critics note the series is still available on the platform’s kids profiles.
• Users have posted cancellation screenshots as the hashtag trend grows, and Netflix shares saw a small decline that outlets noted may be unrelated; the company has not issued a notable public response.