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action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home4/scienrds/scienceandnerds/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114Source:https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/05\/23\/netflix-begins-its-password-sharing-crackdown-in-the-u-s\/<\/a><\/br> Netflix\u2019s crackdown on password sharing is now beginning to roll out to U.S. subscribers and other global markets, after a delayed launch. The streamer had originally planned to introduce<\/a> \u201cpaid sharing\u201d to U.S. subscribers in the first quarter of this year but pushed the start date back to the summer, after seeing cancellations in markets where it had already launched the changes. Under the new rules, U.S. subscribers will have to either kick people off their Netflix account or pay $7.99\/month for an additional membership for those outside their main household.<\/p>\n Similar changes will roll out to dozens of global markets in the coming weeks and months.<\/p>\n The company offers tools to make this transition easier, including a way for current subscribers to view which devices are signed into their account and remove those that shouldn\u2019t have access, as well as tools to reset their password.<\/p>\n For those sharing someone else\u2019s Netflix account, they can make the transition to an account of their own through a \u201cTransfer Profile\u201d option that will help them to relocate their existing account information, including their viewing history and watchlist.<\/p>\n The feature has been met with much consumer backlash, but Netflix assured investors that despite some early cancellations, it believes the password crackdown will be beneficial to its long-term growth as a business and to its financial health.<\/p>\n During its first-quarter earnings<\/a>, for instance, Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters said the results of the password crackdown in its first supported markets looked much like how subscribers reacted to price increases.<\/p>\n \u201cWe see an initial cancel reaction and then we build out of that, both in terms of membership and revenue as borrowers sign up for their own Netflix accounts and existing members purchase that extra member facility for folks that they want to share with,\u201d Peters told investors on the earning call in April. \u201cSo, first of all, it was a strong validation to see consistent results in these new countries, because there are different market characteristics different from each other and also different from the original Latin American rollout countries,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Netflix had first begun testing the feature in Latin American markets before expanding access to Canada, New Zealand, Portugal, and Spain<\/a> earlier this year. With today\u2019s launch, it will reach a broader set of global markets, including Brazil, Bolivia, Belize, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, the Philippines, Malaysia, Israel, Thailand, Taiwan, Switzerland, Sweden, and others.<\/p>\n The company may have delayed the crackdown in Q1, as it didn\u2019t want to impact its net adds even further. The company last quarter reported a net increase of 1.75 million global subscribers in the quarter, which fell below<\/a> Wall Street\u2019s estimates of 3 million, reaching a total of 232.5 million accounts globally.<\/p>\n It also shared during earnings that it planned to roll out the password-sharing changes to U.S. subscribers \u201con or before\u201d June 30. It seems Netflix was able to shift up the timing a bit.<\/p>\n
\nNetflix begins its password sharing crackdown in the US and global markets<\/br>
\n2023-05-23 21:42:45<\/br><\/p>\n