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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Entertainment
Mary McNamara

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?

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