Netflix's Latest Change Definitely Upset Some Customers

Netflix just removed four fan-favorite user icons, and people are upset. The streamer has a huge array of avatars for viewers to distinguish their profiles, and up until this week, there was one for each of the Defenders. Since the Marvel shows left Netflix and have not yet moved to Disney+, they are no longer available.

Long before Disney had its own proprietary streaming service, Marvel Studios created Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Punisher and The Defenders as Netflix Original series. The shows fizzled out as Disney expanded its plans to do everything in-house, though fans have championed the Defenders' return for years. While that return finally seems to be coming in some ways, it's bittersweet since die-hard fans can no longer identify as their favorite superheroes on Netflix.

Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Punisher and The Defenders will eventually be available to stream on Disney+, but right now they're not available anywhere. According to a report by Screen Rant they will be added to Disney+ along with Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on March 16 along with new parental control features to prevent younger viewers from stumbling into them by mistake.

Netflix users who had a Defenders icon set to their profile lost them on Thursday, and they were replaced with a default Chillez icon. Fans can choose from dozens of other icons for themselves, and most were good-natured about the change. Still, that didn't stop many from joking and complaining about this part of the transition on social media. Here's a look at what they have said.