Netflix has gotten a lot of wind this week.
The streaming service has made headlines over new efforts to crack down on efforts to minimize password sharing. The rule, which comes in the wake of a year of losses for the company, has caused a viral conversation on social media.
According to Forbes Australia, the Rule in question requires users to log into Netflix on their home network each month. Failure to do so will result in account suspension.
Users will still be responsible for logging in even if they are away from their main WiFi network. Forbes Australia also reported that Netflix users will be given a temporary code to use that will be valid for a week.
Following the viral backlash to the controversial new rules, sources with the streaming service revealed the company had made a mistake; the information was posted to the streamer’s official Help Center by mistake. However, this protocol may be implemented for American users in the future.
Read on for more details on Netflix’s efforts to curb password sharing.
How Are Customers Reacting To Netflix’s Viral Password Protocol?
Hey @netflix remember when you said “love shares passwords”? Where is the attitude. pic.twitter.com/Qg12axFWb5
— ricky hollow (@xndeadahead) February 2, 2023
Many Twitter users made jokes about the viral news.
An old tweet from the official Netflix Twitter account came up in the conversation several times. According to The Independent, the user referenced a six-year-old tweet that read, “Love is sharing passwords.”
“Love is dead- Netflix, 2023,” said one user.
Other users interpreted the news as a joke.
A Twitter user write, “please note that I get Netflix through my family phone plan. I pay extra to make sure we get multiple streams but my kids don’t live at home. Think about what you are [sic] do. This is not password sharing. You limit the flow and that’s why I pay extra. Be careful who you judge.”
“We all agreed to cancel our Netflix subscriptions as soon as it stopped allowing password sharing, right?” another user tweeted“Let’s pinky promise.”
“.@netflix if you ban password sharing I will log into my sister’s account and cancel it for her,” another said users promise.
“Pretty sure Netflix will handle this password sharing thing better,” another user writes. “There’s no way more people are canceling due to lack of account sharing than people are actually going to pay for a new account. Netflix is still in decline whether that’s bad enough to suck.
“When @netflix fr implements a password sharing ban I will immediately cancel my subscription and direct my funds to HBO Max because I’m too proud to have both at the same time,” another user write.
Netflix Responds to Situation, Reveals New ‘Rules’ Posted in Error
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The Blast previously reported on strategies the streaming service has implemented to crack down on password protocols, including a “paid sharing option” that will roll out before the end of the first quarter of 2023.
“While our terms of use limit Netflix use to households, we recognize this is a change for members who share their accounts more widely,” CBS News said, following our report from January 28. “So we’ve been working hard to build additional new features that enhance the Netflix experience including the ability for members to review the devices that use their account and to transfer profiles to new accounts.”
Following the viral spread of the ‘rules’ regarding password sharing, an unknown source affiliated with the streaming service revealed “For a short time yesterday, a help center article containing new information that only applies to Chile, Costa Rica and Peru, was used live in the country another. We have updated it.” (via The Streamable)
There is no official word on whether the steaming service plans to implement this rule in other countries.
The ad-supported tier of the streaming service was introduced following a sharp decline in subscription numbers last year. The company also laid off a large number of employees and eliminated about 150 positions last summer, leaving the streamer to pay the costs of the layoffs, according to our report on the matter.
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