Password Sharing no more….Why Netflix did their controversial actions?

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Password Sharing is one  of the most  beloved feature of Netflix. It so convenient because you can share your account to up to four devices. Many people are angry because the ability to share to family and friends. That feature made the payment worth it since we don’t really watch the whole day.  People  subscribe to Standard  and Premium so they can share it to loved ones. MY account have 4 profiles and  if one of those profile have a different IP address I will be charged  $2.00. If I cannot share my password anymore. It is sad but by the end of March we are now going to be charged for every single profile we add to our account.

 

With Password Sharing becoming additional cost if you have different Ip addresses, Netflix is about to lose some subscribers.

The reason Netflix wants crackdown on password sharing is they want more revenue. We see a lot of people saying they will quit Netflix Netflix they had less revenue because less members are paid. They did this experiment in Latin America first and now it is going to the US means this controversial experiment is successful as people decided to just accept it even they hated it.

Why Netflix is confident on their move against Password sharing when people hates it? They know Subscribers will stay. Many Members got upset when their favorite shows got canceled but they stayed.

According to Nielsen ratings, these are the most watched TV shows of 2022. None of them are cables shows and free TV shows. All of them are streaming service originals. Only 2 of them are from Amazon Prime and the remaining 10 are from Netflix. If you are on top you can do things your consumer hate but they still still stay. Netflix might lose customers to Disney Plus and Amazon Prime video but those platforms are also considering a Password sharing crackdown in the future.

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Ang_Katinig

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#1 Jan 29, 2023

I am from a big family with lots of siblings. In My country Disney Plus allows me to have 7 profiles with my account so I canceled Netflix and moves to Disney Plus. Netflix still have a bigger library than Disney Plus but outside the US Disney Plus is larger because it has Hulu and Starz content added to the library for free.

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Joan Of Park

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#2 Jan 29, 2023

Netflix needs to have a rival that is a complete threat to force Netflix to stop bollocks and lower the membership price. Sadly Amazon prime and HBO seemed to be not enough as the top 12 is dominated by Netflix.

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Icefish

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#3 Jan 30, 2023

Instead of providing more perks to entice new customers, which would be more effective, they are raising costs for existing members. What if everyone quit watching Netflix? The entire community laughs and decides to withdraw from the membership. Following that, I'm crossing my fingers and hoping for a large drop. If I am unable to use the same password on all of my devices, I will be compelled to cancel my subscription.

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katie1

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#4 Jan 30, 2023

Hello Hulu!

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Ceramic skin

Gyaaaah!

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#5 Jan 30, 2023

I've been debating whether or not to renew my Netflix subscription for some time now, and I've finally decided that I will not renew. It's time for me to cancel my Netflix subscription since it's simply not worth $20 a month. This is especially true when I consider that when I initially started using Netflix in 2017, the monthly fee was only $14.

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Alpilean01

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#6 Jan 30, 2023

Enough is Enough!I'm switching to a different service. And now this blunder—I'm sick of Netflix canceling things I've already been watching. Hulu, HBO Go, and Disney Plus are some additional streaming services that are less expensive alternatives to Netflix that we may use instead. Kodi, once properly developed, is capable of accomplishing all of that for you at no additional expense.

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#7 Jan 30, 2023

Their subscription base is about to decline rather than grow. Nielsen ratings will be rendered obsolete if subscribers are lost as a result of price increases and cancelled shows. They are the most expensive platform, and as a result of program cancellations, they have the least interesting content; as a result, this will backfire spectacularly, making the other services delighted.

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DR3WGAN

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#8 Jan 30, 2023

I don't feel bad about paying for Netflix each month because I can let a friend or family use my account. Despite the fact that I almost ever view it, I feel forced to maintain my membership because both of my parents are paying members of the website. If I didn't have roommates, I would sign up for a free trial and watch everything I wanted before canceling my account. If I hadn't been "locked in" with my parents, I would never have been able to tolerate their price rises. I hope their avarice causes them to lose a lot of customers. I hope they lose a lot of customers since some people have children in college and elderly parents on pensions who they must share these accounts with because they cannot afford them all. Netflix needs to acknowledge that its plans are comparable to family plans for mobile phones and account for the effects password sharing has on the network.

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#9 Jan 30, 2023

I'll be canceling my Netflix subscription if this implies that I won't be able to login in whenever it's convenient for me or grant one other family member access to the account for far shorter time than usual use. I'm canceling my Netflix subscription if I'm unable to grant one additional family member access for consumption that is much lower than usual. Online streaming of content is available in a variety of ways. If that happens, it will be forever. A Netflix subscription is not worth the money spent on it.

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