Netflix Posts Support for Black Lives Matter Amid Protests

Netflix has taken a stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement amid the nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd.

Posting on their Twitter,t he giant streamer said it is the “duty to our Black members, employees, creators and talent to speak up.”

“To be silent is to be complicit. Black lives matter,” the streamer wrote.

Floyd died earlier this week after Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, now charged with third-degree murder, was seen in a video kneeling on Floyd’s neck during an arrest. His death has sparked protests across the United States over police brutality targeting African Americans.

Reacting to Netflix’s post, filmmaker Ava Duvernay applauded Netflix for its post, writing “well done.”

Check out the tweet below:

To be silent is to be complicit.
Black lives matter.

We have a platform, and we have a duty to our Black members, employees, creators and talent to speak up.

— Netflix (@netflix) May 30, 2020