Netflix has imposed restrictions on password sharing around the world

Netflix is introducing new restrictions on password sharing. Starting today, the restrictions will apply to virtually all countries where the platform operates.

Netflix is introducing new restrictions on password sharing.

The company said it added 5.9 million subscribers in the second quarter of this year after introducing paid password sharing in more than 100 countries. Now the rest of the world, including markets such as India, will join in. Netflix will start sending emails to subscribers in these regions about the new password sharing restrictions. So if you live in a country where password sharing is still allowed, you should keep an eye on your inbox in anticipation of bad news from Netflix.

So if you live in a country where password sharing is still allowed, you should keep an eye on your inbox in anticipation of bad news from Netflix.

What’s worse, Netflix has said it won’t be introducing new subaccount plans in many countries. In markets like the U.S. and Canada, Netflix subscribers can pay and add an additional user to their account.

In these markets, we will not offer the additional user option because we have recently reduced prices in a significant number of these countries (e.g., Indonesia, Croatia, Kenya, and India) and penetration in many of them is still relatively low, so we have ample opportunity to not create additional complexity». Homes using Netflix services will be able to migrate existing profiles to new and existing accounts», — the company said.

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In essence, Netflix is saying that if you live in a country where the service is comparatively cheaper than in other parts of the world, you won’t have the option to add an additional user to your Netflix account, even if you don’t mind paying. If someone in your family is already on your Netflix plan, they’ll just have to create a new account or transfer their profile to another existing account where they live.