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Netflix workers plan a walkout as fallout over Dave Chappelle continues.

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Two weeks after the debut of Dave Chappelle’s standup special “The Closer” on Netflix, the streaming giant is still grappling with internal backlash as a group of staffers prepare to stage a virtual walkout on Wednesday.

The walkout is the latest episode of employee unrest surrounding the special, leading to the kind of tough news coverage normally aimed at other tech companies like Facebook and Google.

Many Netflix staffers were angered by Mr. Chappelle’s special, criticizing it as transphobic and harmful to transgender people.

Reed Hastings and Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s chief executives, have been steadfast in their support of Mr. Chappelle in multiple communications with staff, and have argued that his special has been popular with.

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