Netflix Joins List of Tech Giants Blocking Content Linked to Russia

In this photo illustration a computer and a mobile phone screen display the Netflix logo in Arlington, Va., on March 31, 2020. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. streaming giant Netflix Inc. confirmed it will not add 20 free-to-air Russian TV channels to its platform, which the streaming service could be obligated to carry out under Russian law.

“Given the current situation, we have no plans to add these channels to our service,” a Netflix spokesman said in a statement on Monday, referring to Russia’s attack on Ukraine.