Yes folks , the day has finally come .
OK, just in case you didn’t hear, today Netflixannouncedthat it would begin cracking down on password sharing in the US — which happens to be its largest market.
Now, if you’re getting a little bit of déjà vu, it’s because Netflix did announce this months ago. However, it was met witha lotofbacklash, and Netflix clarified they’d be going after password/account sharing in other countries first.
Netflix has started sending outemailsabout the update, and it basically states that you can only have one account per household (which I assume means it will track account usage via IP addresses) and that if you want to add someone who lives outside your home to your account you can pay an extra $7.99 a month.
TBH, I don’t know how many people are going to be shelling out an extra 8 bucks a month to let someone share their account — so it’s going to be a rude awakening for a lot of people who are not paying for their own accounts. Of course, people on Twitter had some reactions to this news:
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dim clap to Netflix for debuting their password sharing crackdown in the shadow of WBD introducing Max .
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Netflix charging $ 8 to password share ? Byepic.twitter.com/PSg2HhpL4L
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Netflix was like , " oh you ll pay for watchword share-out but we ’re dedicated to giving you more great contentedness ! " The cognitive content -pic.twitter.com / fD1RoucHKz
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rive the days of partake your parents Netflix watchword with half the school .
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netflix makingdivorced families , elderly grandparents , college kids who live far aside from home etc . give superfluous for “ password sharing ” when they turn down to pay their writers just royal house is absolutely ridiculous . where do you get off thinking mass will be cool with this !
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They ’ll end up just like Blockbuster
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And they think this will bring them new customerspic.twitter.com/Q4Vy2TseQP
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Between Netflix crack down on password sharing and Max locking you out of your HBO Max report , what an unbelievable twenty-four hours for the limitless possibilities of streaming!https://t.co / jLlVe6mid3
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you made me do it netflix 😤 pic.twitter.com/EASXPhSRCU
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Me with divorced parent living in a diff sign than who pay for Netflix🫥pic.twitter.com / JIDfa1ls1i
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Is netflix mgt allergic to making money ?
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Incredible timing , Netflix . This ’ll set the atomic number 59 trouble for sure.https://t.co/EtpHV6WKyJpic.twitter.com/QEYe1W0vTO
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Netflix charging an additional 7.99 for share countersign … .. when they could n’t even organize a proper live LIB reunion…pic.twitter.com/naIvXC46ee
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Netflix you really not the girl you suppose you arehttps://t.co/qfkqc1DT2R
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This might be a hot take , but this is an frightening variety
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Netflix in 2017 : “ Love is sharing a password”Netflix in 2023 : “ I cerebrate we should see other people … ”https://t.co/2pZziZC6uB
Alright, so I want to know: Is this going to have any type of impact on your life? Are you fine with it? I pay for my own account, but I know lots of people who share it and I don’t know whether or not this might force their hand into finally getting their own accounts.
