Mary McNamara: Is it time to boycott Netflix? How streaming consumers could shape the writers strike
LOS ANGELES — As the writers' strike stampedes through its second month and the possibility of an actors' strike looms, it's time to ask: When — and how — should consumers get involved?
Should we, say, consider canceling our subscriptions to Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Disney+, Apple TV+, Max or any of the many other streaming services vying for our eyeballs and dollars until the strike is resolved?
Would that be helpful? Or, in this streaming-addicted culture, is it even possible?
Many cord-cutters are already unhappy with what was supposed to be an economical . With complicated multiplatform deals and studios clawing back content for their own streamers, keeping track of what series lives where has become a full-time job. And even as originators like Netflix lose
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