Thinking of canceling Disney+? You’re not alone—after Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension, so many people rushed to quit that the cancellation page itself started crashing.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.nz/post/28397398

The suspension triggered strong responses across social media and beyond. Hashtags like #CancelDisneyPlus and #CancelHulu trended as users shared screenshots of their canceled subscriptions.

With cancellations surging, many subscribers reported technical issues. On Reddit’s r/Fauxmoi, one post read, “The page to cancel your Hulu/Disney+ subscription keeps crashing.”

  • JumpyWombat@lemmy.mlEnglish
    403·
    5 hours ago

    I’m ready to bet that only a 0.something% of customers will actually cancel, there will be a barely visible bump in Disney’s KPI this month, and in a month half of them will subscribe again to watch the latest Avengers vs Star Wars: the Invasion of the Ducks.

    • rustydrd@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      41 minutes ago

      Probably, but if it turns out on the higher end of that, say 0.8%, then that’s also not nothing, considering that it’s the result of firing one (1) dude.

      • JumpyWombat@lemmy.mlEnglish
        313·
        4 hours ago

        It’s not about caring but about effectiveness. Even if I’m one of those suckers that “vote with his wallet”, I know that it’s naive to think that cancelling a subscription will move the needle for corporations like Disney.

        Consider also the collateral damages of a hypothetical successful anti-Disney campaign: layoffs, drop in the stock market with impacts on pension funds, projects cancelled with third parties (so more layoffs and drops in the stock market), …

        The right protest here (IMHO) is against Trump, MAGA, and especially who voted for them. That may be more effective and with less collateral damages than trying to bankrupt Disney by cancelling Disney+ from the couch.

        • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
          2·
          1 hour ago

          You think the global economy is going to collapse because Disney collapses? They make a lot of money as a corporation but that’s not important because they don’t pay any taxes.

          • JumpyWombat@lemmy.mlEnglish
            1·
            37 minutes ago

            You think the global economy is going to collapse because Disney collapses?

            No, I don’t, but Disney could easily be a 5% of a pension fund, and its price fluctuation can have a significant impact on common people.

            They make a lot of money as a corporation but that’s not important because they don’t pay any taxes.

            That’s actually ad advantage for investors such as your pension fund.