Netflix has not made any donations to Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign. Reed Hastings, the company's co-founder and former CEO, donated to a super PAC affiliated with Harris.
Netflix’s FLIXPAC has been dormant since 2016
There are no records of Netflix as a company making any contribution to Harris' presidential campaign, according to the campaign finance website Open Secrets .
The Federal Election Commission bars corporations from directly contributing to candidates. Netflix does have a super PAC, FLIXPAC , which can make direct donations to federal candidates. But FEC records show it hasn’t donated to anyone since 2016 .
There are no credible reports of Netflix using any other mechanism to donate to Harris.
The Facebook post appears to be referencing a donation made by Hastings, Netflix's executive chairman and a Democratic megadonor . He donated $7 million in July to the Republican Accountability PAC, which supports Harris’ presidential run, according to Reuter s . Hastings told The Information it was his biggest donation ever in support of a single candidate.
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