The Netflix password sharing crackdown is going global, which means nowhere is safe from the company’s controversial change. Earlier this year, Netflix began implementing its announced policy change that would require subscribers to have their own accounts.
The key detail was, if you lived in a different home than the account owner, you couldn’t share their password anymore. Thus forcing users to make a decision. Either stop using Netflix or set up their own account. It was a change that not too many people were happy with after years of Netflix advertising that “love is sharing your password.” A campaign which reveled in people sharing their accounts with friends and family so everyone could enjoy content.
Netflix rolled out the password sharing crackdown changes in the US a little earlier this year. And unfortunately for everyone who disliked the change, Netflix says it was successful. That success means Netflix is now turning its eyes to the rest of the world. As Android authority reports, Netflix will be rolling out the changes to any remaining countries.
Netflix password sharing changes go global starting today
Any countries that weren’t facing these changes just yet will likely have to make adjustments accordingly very soon. As Netflix has confirmed that the password sharing changes are rolling out to all remaining countries where sharing was still possible starting today.
It doesn’t appear that there’s any sort of definitive list for which countries will have to adhere to the new policy first. So if you can still share passwords in your region, you’ll just have to watch for when the changes are being implemented. If you normally gloss over emails from Netflix, you’ll want to start reading them. Lest you miss the announcement that password sharing is ending in your region and when.
Netflix also says that some countries won’t have the option to add people to the account for an extra fee. This change, which would allow account holders to add out-of-home members, isn’t going to be available in select countries because subscription fees were recently lowered there. If you live in those countries, like Croatia or Indonesia for instance, you’ll just need to set up your own account.