Netflix Loses 1M Users in Spain over Password Policing

Re:Netflix Loses 1M Users in Spain over Password Policing by astura on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @06:25PM (#35720833)

>A Netflix account is supposed to be one per family, it was never supposed to be tied to an individual person. Who in their right mind would assume that a package that allowed four simultaneous streams would be for a single person watching four shows at once?

Like cable, internet connection, or Costco membership - it's per household not per family.

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Re:Netflix Loses 1M Users in Spain over Password Policing by parsimo2010 on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @06:36PM (#35720912)

The addition of "household" is a new addition they made, likely coupled with this change in direction about password sharing. The word household does not appear in archived versions of their page discussing streaming plans.

2017 (https://archive.is/KFZtP) "No matter which plan you choose, you can install the Netflix app on as many devices as you want, and enjoy as many TV shows and movies as you want, anytime, anywhere." In 2017, not only were they not talking about households, they were explicitly bragging about how you can watch on any device in multiple locations, which conflicts with the concept of a household they are pushing now.

2021 (https://archive.is/OzbRU) "The plan you choose will determine the number of devices that you can watch Netflix on at the same time. With all of our plans, you can download the Netflix app on all your favorite devices and watch unlimited movies and TV shows."

But now in 2022 (https://help.netflix.com/en/node/24926) "As a Netflix member, you are charged monthly on the date you signed up. A Netflix account is for people who live together in a single household. Learn more about sharing Netflix."

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Re:Netflix Loses 1M Users in Spain over Password Policing by mensetmanusman on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @08:06PM (#35721599)

Can you pay for multiple households under a shared account so it combines your watch history?

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Re:Netflix Loses 1M Users in Spain over Password Policing by miked85 on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @08:35PM (#35721792)

It always used to be that you paid for the number of streams, and Netflix encouraged it https://twitter.com/netflix/status/840276073040371712

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Re:Netflix Loses 1M Users in Spain over Password Policing by freetanga on Thursday April 27, 2023 @02:32AM (#35724073)

So I cannot use it on my IPad on on the train?

Why bothering with mobile apps then? They should make a desktop decoder box like the old times…

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