Netflix Seeks to Limit Password Sharing in US

Netflix Seeks to Limit Password Sharing in US
The Netflix screen on a television in Pittsburgh on Oct. 17, 2022. Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo
Naveen Athrappully
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Streaming giant Netflix is cracking down on the practice of subscribers sharing passwords with non-household members in the United States.

“Your Netflix account is for you and the people you live with—your household,” the company said in an email posted to a blog on May 23. Netflix gives two options for subscribers looking to share the streaming service: transferring the account to a new membership or paying $7.99 per month for an extra member.
Naveen Athrappully
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Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.
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