Netflix, French production Cuties He bought the movie last year and added it to his library. Some of the expressions used in the description of the film on the platform created an indignation on social media. Users who reacted to the company with the hashtag #NetflixCancel and canceled their subscriptions, even launched digital signature campaigns for the immediate removal of the production.
The Minnoş people were also at the center of the reactions in Turkey. RTÜK, which has the authority to supervise and impose sanctions on digital broadcasting platforms, Remove from Netflix Turkey library decided. As a result, Minnoşlar could not be published in our country. The “measure” taken by Netflix against the boycott launched on social media came to light months later.
Controversial Netflix movie is boycotted around the world!
Cuties, known as Minnoşlar in Turkey, has been criticized worldwide. Netflix is boycotting the movie Cuties.
Netflix has removed the Cuties movie from its algorithms
According to The Verge’s report, Netflix has changed its algorithms to ensure that people see as little as possible before the movie is released. Cuties on homepage “Coming Soon” Turns out he removed it. This section is normally planned to be added to the platform in the near future. serials, movies and documentaries is located.
In addition, the movie Cuties Popular Searches It turned out that it was removed from the category. Also, Netflix’s name “cute” well “pleasant” It has been determined that it does not intentionally show Cuties to users who search for the word. In addition, Cuties’ “Erotic/Sexual Movies” and “Children’s Movies” It was also found out that they were excluded from the categories.
According to information found in Netflix’s confidential documents, the company is making Minnos less prominent and hiding them from search results. to quell the crisis worked. The biggest detail about the movie that drew a reaction: Although young children aged 11-12 are in the cast, target audience is adults 18+ was rated.
The poster and description used received criticism
Cuties 11 year old girl centers on her story. The poster images that Netflix used while PR of the movie became the focus of the reactions. “A boy who challenges family traditions by discovering his femininity” The use of an explanation text in the form of a text in the form of a statement inflamed the accusations of pedophilia and led to a massive boycott.
Users who started a campaign on online signature collection sites, more than 700 thousand received support. The trailer of the movie on YouTube was watched close to 18 million times. 2.3 million dislikes reached the number.