Netflix, which has only about 1 million subscribers in Russia, suspended its services in March and stopped developing and acquiring all Russian-made or commissioned TV shows and movies. A law firm has filed a class-action lawsuit against Netflix, which has more than 220 million subscribers worldwide, on behalf of Russian users who believe the decision to block access is a violation of their rights. Subscribers, who pay 599-799 rubles a month (,5 5.55-9.26 £) for access to content from Bridgetton to Don’t Look Up, are seeking compensation of 60 million rubles (60 560,200). “Today, a law firm representing the interests of Netflix users has filed a class action lawsuit against the US Netflix service in Moscow’s Khamovnichesky district court,” said Chernyshov, Lukoyanov & Partners law firm, according to a report by R . “The reason for the lawsuit was the violation of the rights of Russian users due to the unilateral refusal of Netflix to provide services to Russia.” Netflix had not yet responded to a request for comment. In February, Netflix said it would refuse to broadcast the 20 Russian propaganda channels intended to be hosted by service providers under a new law to be introduced March 1. “Given the current situation, we do not intend to add these channels to our service,” the company said at the time. In December, Russian media regulator Roskomnadzor added Netflix to its audiovisual register because it had more than 100,000 subscribers. Last month, amid a sweeping crackdown on the Kremlin on Western social media, a Russian court banned Facebook and Instagram from the country, calling the platform’s parent company, Meta, “extremist.” Access to Facebook and Instagram had already been restricted earlier this month after Meta confirmed it was easing its hate speech rhetoric toward Russian soldiers and Putin over the war in Ukraine. Meta later said the looser rules would only apply to people sending from Ukraine.
title: “Netflix Subscribers In Russia Launch Class Action For Loss Of Service Netflix " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-30” author: “Ricardo Parsons”
Netflix, which has only about 1 million subscribers in Russia, suspended its services in March and stopped developing and acquiring all Russian-made or commissioned TV shows and movies. A law firm has filed a class-action lawsuit against Netflix, which has more than 220 million subscribers worldwide, on behalf of Russian users who believe the decision to block access is a violation of their rights. Subscribers, who pay 599-799 rubles a month (,5 5.55-9.26 £) for access to content from Bridgetton to Don’t Look Up, are seeking compensation of 60 million rubles (60 560,200). “Today, a law firm representing the interests of Netflix users has filed a class action lawsuit against the US Netflix service in Moscow’s Khamovnichesky district court,” said Chernyshov, Lukoyanov & Partners law firm, according to a report by R . “The reason for the lawsuit was the violation of the rights of Russian users due to the unilateral refusal of Netflix to provide services to Russia.” Netflix had not yet responded to a request for comment. In February, Netflix said it would refuse to broadcast the 20 Russian propaganda channels intended to be hosted by service providers under a new law to be introduced March 1. “Given the current situation, we do not intend to add these channels to our service,” the company said at the time. In December, Russian media regulator Roskomnadzor added Netflix to its audiovisual register because it had more than 100,000 subscribers. Last month, amid a sweeping crackdown on the Kremlin on Western social media, a Russian court banned Facebook and Instagram from the country, calling the platform’s parent company, Meta, “extremist.” Access to Facebook and Instagram had already been restricted earlier this month after Meta confirmed it was easing its hate speech rhetoric toward Russian soldiers and Putin over the war in Ukraine. Meta later said the looser rules would only apply to people sending from Ukraine.
