Netflix has officially announced that sharing passwords for non-subscription accounts will be strictly prohibited. Company recently extended this change in policy to Spain, Canada, New Zealand and Portugal. Learn about the new configuration options and the price of the new rates.

After losing 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter of 2022, Netflix decided to implement a series of changes to its streaming platform, including a new subscription plan with ads and now a ban on account sharing. Netflix users from now on set your primary location and pay extra if they want to share an account.

New ways to share account on Netflix

Netflix will no longer allow password sharing for free accounts. Netflix users, however, will have a payment option to continue doing so. The measures are already in effect in Spain. In fact, the streaming platform has also officially announced changes to sharing accounts on its social networks:

We know there is a lot of confusion about how to share Netflix. Since each account is designed for a single house, starting today you will see new functions with which you can better control your account. You can also watch Netflix while out and abouthttps://t.co/DgxKvuOuvt

— Netflix Spain (@NetflixES) February 8, 2023

“Only people who live with you can use your account. Add an extra subscriber with the Standard plan or up to two subscribers with the Premium plan.”

From their website, they detailed their new account sharing policy with the main goal of “giving subscribers more control over who can access their accounts.” Below we explain what are the changes introduced in the new Netflix policy.

• Set a primary location: Netflix will include a new configuration option where users must set their home as their primary location so the service can detect who is logged in in other locations.
• Add an extra subscriber: The streaming platform will offer an extra subscriber function to add “sub-accounts” for a maximum of two people who are not in the main location at an additional cost of €5.99 per month in Spain.
• Access management: Netflix subscribers will now have a management system where they can control which users and which devices are accessing their accounts.

New extra subscription options on Netflix plans

They reported from Netflix that its users can continue to view the content of the catalog by logging into the home location’s Wi-Fi connection. once in a month.

It was said that the company could block shared Netflix accounts if the new policy was violated. There is also speculation about the possibility of your app requesting a temporary code and allowing content to be viewed from a different location. 7 consecutive days.

Netflix’s announcement of changes to its shared account policy concludes with mentions that the platform will continue to “improve these new features based on feedback” from subscribers. The avalanches of criticism on Twitter have been brutal, and large numbers of users are expected to have their accounts shut down.