Well, to address this, Netflix said it’ll crack down on password-sharing practices and even introduce a formal account-sharing plan to suffice its losses. In this pursuit, here’s how the Netflix crackdown on password sharing works;
Blocking Shared Netflix Accounts
Announced last year, Netflix said it’ll make moves to stop the long-standing practice of password sharing of its accounts – that’s been denting its cash flow.
These codes would expire in a week – so as to force your friends to keep bugging you for new codes every week. Netflix is hoping that you’d be vexed to share accounts in such a manner and dump the parasites. Also, the company is testing a formal way to share accounts – by creating sub-accounts to a parent one for a slightly higher price.
This practice has been live in Costa Rica and Peru since last year and is yet to come to the US. But until then, if you’re relying on a friend’s account for Netflix content, you better start moving out. For that migration, Netflix even made a Profile Transfer tool to export your unwatched shows, movies, and content recommendations.
