Netflix continues its tests to stop the sharing of passwords in its accounts, these practices with which different users access the platform using the same account and password to benefit from the price.
These tests were carried out in several Latin American countries, including Chile, Peru and Costa Rica. The platform has launched a feature that prompts users to pay additional fees if there is a shared Netflix account.
As reported by his own Netflix and on the webmembers of these Standard and Premium plans can add sub-accounts for up to two people they don’t live with, each with their own profile and personalized recommendations.
The cost of these additional members may vary by country, but the cost is approximately $2.99. Specifically, the extra prices are 2,380 pesos in Chile, $2.99 in Costa Rica, and 7.9 soles in Peru.
Thus, the cost of these additional members is affordable but it seems that the measures taken are not materializing. With the opposite effect, users began to unsubscribe, unable to share their passwords as they had done until now.
As reported Rest of the worldthe publication managed to speak with more than a dozen Netflix subscribers in Peru, pointing out that they were not officially informed by the platform of the company’s new policy change.
The measurements turned out to be very inconsistent. Some users were able to ignore the request to add a new user without incurring a penalty, while others did not receive the feature and continued to share the password without making any changes.
The company has been pursuing this type of practice for some time, which could be called hacking because it evades platform fees, but so far it is failing to entice customers to take advantage of the new subscription terms. .
This attempt to limit password sharing It is something that comes from afar. Netflix predicted a loss of two million subscribers in the second quarter and as a result canceled several projects and made layoffs at the company. NetflixTudum.
The company says it has always made sharing their Netflix account easier for people who live together, with features like separate profiles and multiple streams on the Standard and Premium plans.
But far from reality, these plans have created some confusion as to when and how they can be shared on Netflix. A few months ago we told you the Netflix subscription plan with ads as a measure of salvation for the company.
