It was good while it lasted. When only a few hours ago netflix had updated its support page to detail that it had reversed its policies to avoid sharing accounts, now the same company has announced that it is advancing the measure in four new countries.
The platform announced that from February 21, Spain, Canada, Portugal And New Zealand they will join Peru, Chile and Costa Rica and have stronger controls to prevent them from sharing their account and, if they do, pay extra for it.
Farewell Netflix?
According netflix“each account is designed for a single house”.
Users will need to set the primary location, home, for the account to be used. Of course, the company assures that “as always, subscribers will be able to see netflix on their personal devices or connect on another television (in a hotel or a vacation rental, for example)”, but without specifying more details.
“There are now more than 100 million households sharing their accounts, which reduces our ability to invest in creating great stories, told with the highest quality series and films,” reads a press release from the. business.
If you don’t comply, you need to add “additional members”a feature initially tested in Peru, Chile and Costa Rica.
While in Peru it costs 8 soles per additional member, in Spain it is 6 euros per month per person.
User rejection
Of course, Internet users criticized the measure and pointed out that once the model is imposed, they will stop paying the subscription.
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