People have started cancelling their Netflix subscriptions over its “sexualising” of young girls.

Axar.az reports citing foreign media that the hashtag #CancelNetflix is trending on Twitter with people boycotting the streaming giant following its release of Cuties on 9 September, claiming that it sexualises its 11-year-old characters and is “feeding paedophilia”.

Cuties, titled Mignonnes in France, has received critical acclaim and won a directing award at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.

It follows Amy, an 11-year-old girl who, according to Netflix’s synopsis, "tries to escape family dysfunction by joining a free-spirited dance clique named ‘Cuties’, as they build their self-confidence through dance.”