Current:Home > NewsNetflix will officially start charging for password sharing in 2023-LoTradeCoin
Netflix will officially start charging for password sharing in 2023
View Date:2024-12-23 20:27:02
Netflix will officially start rolling out its fees for password sharing in early 2023, after previously announcing to consumers the change would be coming.
The company said in a March statement that in the past it has encouraged account sharing among its 222 million subscribers, with features such as profiles and multiple streams, but that the practices are "impacting our ability to invest in great new TV and films for our members."
Netflix said it won't ban password sharing, but those who do it will have to pay. It will be testing the change in three countries — Chile, Costa Rica and Peru. For 2,380 Chilean pesos, 2.99 U.S. dollars and 7.9 Peruvian sol, respectively, users can add up to two profiles.
"Netflix will lose a lot of customers if they do this password sharing crackdown they plan to do," said one Twitter user.
"How do you expect families to handle password sharing in the case of divorcees, their children, or college students away from home?" another user said. "We already pay a lot for it, now you're just milking us for every dollar spent."
Under the anticipated change, users who don't pay will be able to transfer their profiles to their own accounts, retaining customizations like My List, viewing history and recommendations Netflix makes.
"We recognize that people have many entertainment choices, so we want to ensure any new features are flexible and useful for members, whose subscriptions fund all our great TV and films," the statement said.
"Mind your business! Respectfully!" said one tweet, with many others aiming profanity and laughing emojis at the streaming giant.
This is not Netflix's first time trying ways to get people to pay for their own accounts. In March 2021, it began testing two-step verification in which after logging in, users would have to input a code that would be sent to the phone or email of the account owner.
Netflix previously raised its U.S. prices in October 2020 and again in January, bringing the price of its standard plans from $13.99 to $15.49, Reuters reported.
Editor's note: This is an update to a story reported in March 2022, when Netflix initially announced its plans for password sharing.
veryGood! (296)
Related
- Fantasy football Week 11: Trade value chart and rest of season rankings
- Kevin Spacey called sexual bully by prosecutor in U.K. sexual assault trial
- Why The South Is Decades Ahead Of The West In Wildfire Prevention
- Greenland Pummeled By Snow One Month After Its Summit Saw Rain For The First Time
- Taylor Swift's Dad Scott Swift Photobombs Couples Pic With Travis Kelce
- Russia blows up packed Ukraine restaurant, killing kids, as Putin shows war still on after Wagner mutiny
- Chloe Bailey's Dream Role Is Playing This Superhero in a Marvel Movie
- Smoke plume from Canadian wildfires reaches Europe
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign chancellor to step down at end of academic year
- Stunned By Ida, The Northeast Begins To Recover And Worry About The Next Storm
Ranking
- New 'Yellowstone' is here: Season 5 Part 2 premiere date, time, where to watch
- Thai police wrap up probe of suspected cyanide serial killer: Even Jack the Ripper ... did not kill this many
- Amanda Little: What Is The Future Of Our Food?
- Floods threaten to shut down a quarter of U.S. roads and critical buildings
- Mark Zuckerberg Records NSFW Song Get Low for Priscilla Chan on Anniversary
- Tearful Jeremy Renner Recalls Writing Last Words to His Family After Snowplow Accident
- Get the Details Behind a Ted Lasso Star's Next Big TV Role
- TikToker Harrison Gilks Dead at 18 After Rare Cancer Battle
Recommendation
-
Democrat George Whitesides wins election to US House, beating incumbent Mike Garcia
-
Is It Muggy Out? Check The Dew Point!
-
These Images Show Just How Bad Hurricane Ida Hit Louisiana's Coastline
-
Russia blows up packed Ukraine restaurant, killing kids, as Putin shows war still on after Wagner mutiny
-
Auburn surges, while Kansas remains No. 1 in the USA TODAY Sports men's basketball poll
-
Tori Spelling Shares How She Developed Ulcer in Her Left Eye
-
Save 50% On This Clinique Cleansing Bar, Simplify Your Routine, and Ditch the Single-Use Plastic
-
Laura Benanti Shares She Suffered Miscarriage While Performing in Front of 2,000 People Onstage