News & Reviews:   Netflix password sharing

If you follow Netflix, you would have heard about its intention of cracking down on password sharing since last year. While there isn't any official statement on how the company plans to do so, here's what we know about it so far.

Video streaming giant Netflix has confirmed that it will begin cracking down on password sharing by the end of the first quarter of this year. The company revealed the matter in a recent shareholder letter announcing its Q4 2022 results.

Recently, Netflix announced a partnership with Microsoft to bring ad-supported subscription plans as part of its initiative to curb password sharing among users. Now, the popular streaming service is also doubling down against password sharing by charging an additional fee for subscribers that use their accounts outside of their primary household for over 2 weeks.

We have talked about the Netflix password sharing feature for quite some time now. The company has been doing a pilot test in Costa Rica, Chile and Peru first since March to study and understand if it works before rolling out globally. Unfortunately, it seems that the pilot test has been making users more confused.