Since the numbers of Netflix began to drop, the company has implemented a series of changes to its platform with the aim of reducing the loss of subscribers that the competition is taking away.
Among those changes, he highlighted the proposal to launch a cheaper subscription plan, but that allows the transmission of ads for a few minutes, after every 60 minutes of transmission of a series or movie.
However, that was not the most controversial change. For months there has been talk of the company’s plans to implement a methodology that prevents users from exchanging accounts with friends or family.
This last measure seems to be closer to becoming a reality.
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Netflix Policy Changes
According to The Streamable, Netflix will be introducing these new regulations soon, and the Netflix Help Center now contains “a page outlining how to share your account and how not to share it.”
According to the new policies, now a user will only be able to allocate their new account to those who are in the same household. “Netflix would ask users who try to log into their account elsewhere to sign up for their own account and will block their access until they do so.”
To track this, Netflix will require users to connect to Wi-Fi at their “primary location” and use the streaming service “at least once every 31 days.” Otherwise, your account will be blocked.
All of this means that Netflix users will no longer be able to share accounts with people who don’t live with them, which is something many users do these days.
These maneuvers by the American company have aroused discomfort among users who, for the most part, share the streaming platform account with family and friends.
ANDIn social networks, the comments of discontent regarding what Netflix would be planning did not wait.
- @BodeBrooks: I wonder how long before @netflix admits that this is a bad decision that is going to cost subscribers. Gone are the days when college students stayed on the family account or could watch their shows on the go. Thank you for listening to the customer 👍🏻
- @food_blogger: “What a convoluted and horrible plan. I don’t understand the need for a dead man change password policy.”
- @_mainelane: “Netflix’s anti-sharing password plan is really dumb because students literally spend months away from home. They just found the fastest way to lose money.”
I wouldn’t be surprised if shortly after Netflix executes their anti-password sharing plan, other streaming networks release marketing campaigns that encourages password sharing or highlights how easy it is to share passwords on their service.
— Jay (@JayBae__) February 2, 2023
Many indicated that if this plan is activated, they would not hesitate to move completely to platforms such as HBO Max or Hulu.