Netflix lays off about 150 workers
May 18, 2022
Netflix announced it is laying off about 150 people, about two percent of its workforce, as it deals with slowing revenue growth. The streaming movie service lost about 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter after pulling out of Russia over that nation’s war with Ukraine. Netflix had about 700,000 subscribers in Russia.
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