Netflix is cracking down on account sharing to stop multiple people accessing one account.<\/p>\n
The changes will be rolled out in Aotearoa, Canada, Portugal and Spain from today, following a year-long trial in Latin America.<\/p>\n
Many use the streaming service for free, logging in to friends and family’s accounts rather than paying for their own.<\/p>\n
The company is putting a stop to that by requiring users to confirm their primary location, and blocking access from elsewhere – unless they are travelling or on holiday.<\/p>\n
Netflix product innovation director Chengyi Long said people sharing accounts, rather than paying individually, held the company back.<\/p>\n
“Today, over 100 million households are sharing accounts – impacting our ability to invest in great new TV and films,” Long said.<\/p>\n
“We’ve always made it easy for people who live together to share their Netflix account with features like profiles and multiple streams.<\/p>\n
“While these have been hugely popular, they’ve also created confusion about when and how you can share Netflix.”<\/p>\n
A Netflix account was intended for one household, and members could choose from a range of plans with different features, Long said.<\/p>\n
People on standard and premium plans would be able to add extra member “sub accounts” for up to two people outside their household, for an extra $7.99 per month.<\/p>\n
The Netflix website said users could set their primary location when signed in to Netflix from a TV that was on their home Wi-Fi network.<\/p>\n
To use Netflix on holiday or at second homes, users would need to open the app on their mobile while at their primary location once a month – and then again when they arrived at the other location.<\/p>\n
Source: RNZ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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