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Users sharing Netflix passwords in the UK to face criminal charges, could end up in jail
Mehul Das •Netflix will have the option of going after their users who share passwords in the UK under the piracy laws they have. It will be interesting to see if Netflix pursues the legal route to crack down on users sharing passwords, or simply penalise accounts by charging them extra.
The Future of Netflix: Here’s why you won’t be able to share passwords like before
Fp Explainers •A password-sharing clampdown is coming by 2023. Netflix will start charging subscribers fees for sharing their account in an attempt to make ‘freeloaders’ pay for the service
Explained: What is the profile transfer feature that Netflix is planning to use to combat password sharing
Fp Staff •Netflix announced recently that it will start cracking down on password sharing. They hope their new Profile Transfer feature will convince users who borrow passwords to get their own accounts.
Netflix lost about 1 million users in April-June 2022, to introduce password-sharing plan in five countries
Mehul Das •Netflix lost about 1 million users between April-June of 2022, instead of the 2 million that they had estimated. Netflix has also decided to go after the reason that they were losing so many users - password sharing. Netflix has expanded their paid password sharing plans in five countries.
Netflix’s crackdown on password-sharing in Latin American countries is proving to be a disaster.
Mehul Das •Netflix had announced that it will start cracking down on password sharing and will charge users more if they shared passwords. The trial, which began in a number of countries in Central and South America, seems to have backfired on the streaming giant.
Netflix is testing a way to crack down piggyback subscribers, tells users they 'need their own account'
Tech2 News Staff •Netflix has confirmed the test, but did not say how many people were part of the test or if it was only in the US or elsewhere.
Netflix is losing around $391 million a year to password sharing, a crackdown might be in the offing
Tech2 News Staff •As per Reuters' survey the password sharing, a misnomer for password borrowing is used to spend less on video subscription.