Netflix lays off 150 employees

Netflix announced a drop in its first quarter subscribers and anticipates a much larger drop in its second quarter

Netflix announced a drop in its first-quarter subscribers and anticipates a much larger drop in its second quarter. AFP/Chris Delmas

SAN FRANCISCO - Netflix is restructuring amidst a revenue slowdown.

It's cut 2 percent of its workforce or 150 jobs.

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Most of the jobs being slashed are in its California office.

The company says it's due to declining revenue and not individual performance.

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It comes as the streaming service announced a loss of 200,000 subscribers since the end of last year.

Netflix recently said it plans to charge users in some countries for password-sharing.

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