Netflix lists its rules and exemptions to prevent password sharing, including that all devices should be on the same “primary” Wi-Fi at least once every 31 days
After months of warning subscribers that anti-password sharing measures were coming to Netflix, the company appears to be finally set to unleash them.
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Discussion
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@kendallbaker
Kendall Baker
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Netflix's new password-sharing rule: Every 31 days your device must log in on your home network — or it will be blocked. https://thestreamable.com/...
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@ohmdee
@ohmdee
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This is absolutely ridiculous. My siblings and I share a ‘family’ Netflix account. We're supposed to drag each of our Chromecast dongles/Apple TVs back to the same network each month? https://twitter.com/...
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@hijade2madre
@hijade2madre
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It's really not this serious @netflix https://twitter.com/...
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@thestreamable
@thestreamable
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Some details on the Netflix Password Crackdown: 1. Every 31 days your device will need to log-in on your home network or it will be blocked 2. You can request a 7-Day temporary code on a new device while traveling https://thestreamable.com/...
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@discussingfilm
@discussingfilm
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Netflix's has introduced their anti-password sharing method: Once every 31 days, your device must log in on your home Wi-Fi network or your account will be blocked. (via: https://thestreamable.com/...) https://twitter.com/...
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@ericafails
Erica Henderson
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Netflix partly relies on people forgetting it exists because there isn't currently a new season of Stranger Things and... they're gonna block you for it??? https://twitter.com/...
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@carnage4life
Dare Obasanjo
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Excerpts taken from this article on how Netflix plans to take on password sharing https://thestreamable.com/...
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@carnage4life
Dare Obasanjo
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Being able to use your Netflix account outside your home was a zero interest rate phenomenon. https://twitter.com/...
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@roywoodjr
@roywoodjr
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Aye man, lemme mail my TV to yo house so you can log me in and then you mail it back https://twitter.com/...
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@phil_lewis_
Philip Lewis
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“To ensure that your devices are associated with your primary location, Netflix is now asking users to connect to the Wi-Fi at your primary location, open the Netflix app or website, and watch something at least once every 31 days.” https://thestreamable.com/...