{"id":1635525,"date":"2022-09-07T14:49:22","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T18:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1635525"},"modified":"2022-09-07T14:50:19","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T18:50:19","slug":"6-middle-eastern-countries-demand-netflix-remove-offensive-content-targeting-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/6-middle-eastern-countries-demand-netflix-remove-offensive-content-targeting-children\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Middle Eastern Countries Demand Netflix Remove \u2018Offensive Content\u2019 Targeting Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F6-middle-eastern-countries-demand-netflix-remove-offensive-content-targeting-children%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1635525&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Six nations in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/middle-east\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Middle East<\/a> are demanding that streaming service <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/netflix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a> remove \u201coffensive content,\u201d especially culturally sensitive programming targeting children.<\/p>\n<p>The Gulf Cooperation Council of Electronic Media \u2014 a union that includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates \u2014 issued a joint statement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/technology\/gulf-arab-countries-demand-netflix-remove-offensive-content-streaming-service-pushes-lgbt-shows-films\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">declaring<\/a> that some content on the streaming service \u201cviolated Islamic and societal values and principles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has been noticed in the recent period that the Netflix platform has broadcast some visual materials and content that violates the media content controls in the UAE and contradicts societal values \u200b\u200bin the country,\u201d the statement explained, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esquireme.com\/culture\/film-and-tv\/uae-saudi-arabia-ask-netflix-to-censor-culturally-sensitive-content-aimed-at-children\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from Esquire Middle East. \u201cThe Netflix platform has been contacted to remove this content, especially the offending content directed at children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although specific examples of inappropriate content were not mentioned in the statement, Saudi state-run news outlet Al-Ekhbariya mentioned \u201cmovies and series for children with scenes promoting homosexuality under a dramatic cover via Netflix,\u201d according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/sep\/07\/six-gulf-states-warn-netflix-over-content-violating-islamic-values\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n<p>The nations will apply \u201cnecessary measures\u201d in the event that Netflix \u2014 which lost nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/netflix-loses-nearly-1-million-subscriptions-largest-drop-in-company-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one million subscribers<\/a> in its second quarter \u2014 continues to broadcast material that contradicts local values or fails to comply \u201cwith the laws and regulations in force.\u201d The admonition from the Gulf Cooperation Council occurs after several Islamic nations, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/disney-pixars-lightyear-banned-in-saudi-arabia-over-same-sex-kiss-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">banned<\/a> the Disney movie \u201cLightyear\u201d over a same-sex kiss scene.<\/p>\n<p>In domestic markets, the \u201cToy Story\u201d spinoff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/gay-kiss-included-woke-toy-story-spinoff-lightyear-struggles-at-box-office?%3Futm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=dwtwitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">earned<\/a> a paltry $51 million during its three-day opening \u2014 despite a lack of competition from other children\u2019s movies and significantly more robust success from past films in the hit franchise. Meanwhile, Chris Evans \u2014 the actor who voiced Buzz Lightyear \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/idiots-actor-chris-evans-slams-critics-who-dont-want-gay-kiss-in-toy-story-spinoff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lauded<\/a> the kiss scene in multiple interviews and labeled parents with reservations about showing the movie to their children \u201cidiots.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery time there\u2019s been social advancement as we wake up, the American story, the human story is one of constant social awakening and growth and that\u2019s what makes us good,\u201d Evans, who formerly played Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, remarked.<\/p>\n<p>Disney+ Middle East has since decided that the platform will nix content that does not \u201calign with local regulatory requirements\u201d among Islamic nations, the entertainment conglomerate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esquireme.com\/brief\/disney-middle-east-culturally-sensitive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> Esquire Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Disney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/disney-announces-plans-to-oppose-texas-order-criminalizing-sex-change-surgeries-on-children\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vowed<\/a> to \u201ctake action\u201d against the state of Texas over the treatment of juvenile transgender procedures as child abuse and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/disney-florida-bill-banning-sexuality-gender-discussions-for-little-kids-should-never-have-passed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opposed<\/a> parental rights legislation in Florida banning classroom instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity from kindergarten to third grade.<\/p>\n<p>Despite its involvement in activism, Disney appeared to be drastically out of step with the American public. In an exclusive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/exclusive-poll-over-60-of-americans-back-floridas-limits-on-k-3-lessons-on-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poll<\/a> from The Daily Wire, 64% of Americans supported the Florida law, including 62% of Democrats and 57% of independents. Disney also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/u-s-subscriptions-at-ultra-woke-disney-slow-to-a-crawl-after-company-loses-left-wing-political-battles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">witnessed<\/a> a severe slowdown in new subscriptions among domestic customers in its most recent fiscal quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Though many Americans want companies to advance certain causes beyond their bottom lines, another exclusive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/poll-by-two-to-one-margin-investors-reject-woke-companies-pushing-political-causes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poll<\/a> from The Daily Wire recently showed that most American investors would rather see companies pursue profits rather than pontificating on political matters. While 29% of respondents to the poll agreed it is a \u201cgood thing\u201d for companies to leverage their financial power for political or social means supported by executives, 58% \u2014 twice as many \u2014 said it is a \u201cbad thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Disclosure: The Daily Wire has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/videos\/introducing-dw-kids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced plans<\/a> for kids entertainment content.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six nations in the Middle East are demanding that streaming service Netflix remove \u201coffensive content,\u201d especially culturally sensitive programming targeting children. 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