Netflix to begin cracking down on password sharing

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  • Опубліковано 23 січ 2023
  • After months of rumors, Netflix revealed that its crackdown on password sharing is imminent and could press pause on an estimated 100 million viewers who are tuning in without paying up. NBC’s Emilie Ikeda reports for TODAY.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 112

  • @davemathews7890
    @davemathews7890 Рік тому +94

    Maybe Netflix should be more concerned with providing decent content.

    • @RoyalMasterpiece
      @RoyalMasterpiece Рік тому +5

      💯

    • @xavieralien6079
      @xavieralien6079 Рік тому +8

      They will be gone in a few years.

    • @danram247
      @danram247 Рік тому +1

      The thing is that all the other streaming companies bought back its content like Disney Plus/Marvel, Peacock (Universal), HBO MaX(Warner Bros), Paramount Plus...

    • @davemathews7890
      @davemathews7890 Рік тому +4

      @@danram247 I see more interesting movies on Amazon each month than Netflix offers in an entire year. Plus you get free shipping.

    • @artemis199
      @artemis199 Рік тому +5

      Yes! I hate to lose my Wednesday... but it's the only thing I've watched on it in months.

  • @josdav07
    @josdav07 Рік тому +46

    This is going to backfire big time.

  • @___GhostRider___
    @___GhostRider___ Рік тому +42

    I’m done with Netflix if that happens..

    • @coolbane1424
      @coolbane1424 Рік тому +5

      it's already happened.. my account has been signed out itself 🤣

    • @danponitlong
      @danponitlong Рік тому

      U BETTR 🤔🤔🤔 NETFLIX IS A BG MILLIONAIRE COMPANY THAT IS MAKNG MONEY OFF YOU...OPEN EYES DON'T U WANT TO GET RICH TOO🤔🤔🤔🤔 SO STOP GIVE YOUR MONEY TO NETFLIX THE MILLIONAIRES. 🤔😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄TRY DOING YOUR OWN ENTERTAINMENT. AND SAVE MONEY 🤔🤔🤔 TIME IS HARD IN AMERICA AND IT IS WORDS ...ENTERTAINMENT PRICES IS SKY HIGH...YES REALTY IS HAPPENING EVERY DAY...

  • @deltavagen9796
    @deltavagen9796 Рік тому +82

    Netflix: How can we bankrupt ourselves as quick as possible?
    * Bans 100 million users *
    Netflix: That's gold, Jerry! Gold!

    • @artemis199
      @artemis199 Рік тому +2

      This

    • @vizx8574
      @vizx8574 Рік тому

      in netflix's eye , those 100m are leaches .

    • @PVRTYANIMAL
      @PVRTYANIMAL Рік тому

      Those 100 mill aren’t paying though so why would it effect anything

    • @user-cj1tc8zi4e
      @user-cj1tc8zi4e Рік тому

      I good see this backfiring more than their last price hike.

  • @felixthecat2786
    @felixthecat2786 Рік тому +37

    Good luck with that. Millennials are just going to tune out and watch other alternative streaming sites that don't force them to pay more money.

  • @clarisahernandez5280
    @clarisahernandez5280 Рік тому +22

    What if I'm logged in in two places? No sharing here. It's just a pain to log in each time.

    • @ridefree9160
      @ridefree9160 Рік тому +4

      Right. Like my home and then my vacation home etc...how will this work

    • @noc44
      @noc44 Рік тому +4

      You're right
      Like i'd like to watch at TV when i'm home, and phone/laptop when i'm traveling

  • @maygodbewithus6392
    @maygodbewithus6392 Рік тому +33

    What would happen if everyone cancelled their subscription just because 🤔🤨

    • @raoulmotman6194
      @raoulmotman6194 Рік тому +8

      I will do that

    • @dawa7267
      @dawa7267 Рік тому +7

      Def. ending mine! Stranger Things & Squid Game be damned!
      Let's teach these greedy 🐖s another lesson in moderation!

    • @CuriosityQueue
      @CuriosityQueue Рік тому

      @@dawa7267 to each consumer their own, but can you please explain to me why it’s just or fair for a company to be expected to provide content at no charge to millions, when that was never in their model or agreement? Sure, they simply looked the other way, but their agreement terms never gave express permission for users of different households to share their account access with one another.

    • @dawa7267
      @dawa7267 Рік тому +1

      @Curiosity Queue
      ...nor does it specifically *prohibit* sharing their account access with one another (uh, profiles?) We as consumers didn't look the other way because there was no other way to look. A $4.49B FY22 profit is apparently not enough.
      BTW: $16.99 a month ain't FREE!

    • @CuriosityQueue
      @CuriosityQueue Рік тому

      @@dawa7267 when I said “no charge” I’m referencing the users that the account is being shared with, though they’re paying nothing to Netflix. Ex: If someone pays for the base subscription and shares their password 10 friends…the friends are in theory paying zero dollars and zeros cents. As I’m unfamiliar with those splitting the rate for use of the service. Even if they happen to be sharing your tier sub fee, that’s approximately $1.70 per household. Netflix hires content creators and produces quality content, if you don’t believe that to be the case and the $16.99 fee isn’t worth it to you…go to the lower subscription or cancel altogether as you said you would. But for those sharing their passwords with multiple friends and family members outside of their home, it is exploiting a lack of enforcement. Netflix may actually pick up a subscriber or two from some who lose their “free access”. Also, as for different profiles, they’re not taking that away, it just has to be a user of the same household, so far as I understand it. As long as I’ve been subscribing, the terms of service have always specified that it was for personal use and not to be shared with others outside of your own household. So, I think you may have just agreed to the terms without reading it thoroughly. We’re not in total disagreement though, if I visit family(out of town) for a weekend and I am using my own tablet, I’d hope to have continued support during that time. I’m just not sure that they’ll still allow the prolonged use of a different isp, and I think that is significantly changing the user agreement. So, there are definite concessions that I believe should be made or at least considered on their end. But I don’t believe that one person should be able to give out their password out to a multitude of non-paying viewers. It’s not ethical, whether or not Netflix is prospering. Anyhow, I respect your position, just feel that many have been exploiting the lack of enforcement for years.

  • @artemis199
    @artemis199 Рік тому +14

    Doubtful other platforms will follow suit, bc Netflix is about to become obsolete.

  • @artemis199
    @artemis199 Рік тому +12

    Bye bye Netflix. Bold move for a company that was in trouble not long ago. They're the most expensive platform, and with the least attractive content. Poetic for Blockbuster.

  • @cooolboy783
    @cooolboy783 Рік тому +23

    This is why I and many others pirate

    • @malachi6336
      @malachi6336 Рік тому +8

      who doesn't pirate anymore anyways

    • @malachi6336
      @malachi6336 Рік тому +4

      your welcome

    • @rufiredup90
      @rufiredup90 Рік тому +9

      Piracy will always reign supreme!

    • @AsherTheModder
      @AsherTheModder Рік тому +5

      Same here i pirate every single show and movie and have for years because of stuff like this and woke trash content

    • @renwilson6987
      @renwilson6987 Рік тому

      What does woke even mean?

  • @blueknight07
    @blueknight07 Рік тому +9

    So instead of trying to gain new subscribers, they wanna annoy the ones they still have? Not very logical to me

  • @seawalker6053
    @seawalker6053 Рік тому +12

    I think it's time to boycott netflix and go to hulu or some other platform.all my family is not in the same house but they are still my family and i'm still responsible for them. My daughter is in college she has little to no money so i'm not gonna ask her to pay for Netflix. My wife is tending to her father in his house because he's very ill and she's bored so she will watch netflix on our account. I believe everybody should just boycott netflix where the time being and maybe they will wake up and find out that there's better ways to do things

  • @DJJunkfoodJay
    @DJJunkfoodJay Рік тому +10

    I love how they're nailing their own coffin. Lmfao.

  • @GG-wl6bg
    @GG-wl6bg Рік тому +7

    Blockbuster to make a comeback. RIP Netflix

  • @PastTime777
    @PastTime777 Рік тому +11

    They already have a limit of connected users and a limit of profiles. I have a GF who has 2 college kids. To me, they are part of my household even if they are away.

  • @ithompson8286
    @ithompson8286 Рік тому +18

    Hope it has a reverse effect and mass cancellation, corporate greed is the reason not chasing what we used to be.

  • @rufiredup90
    @rufiredup90 Рік тому +12

    I won’t be subscribed to it if it actually does start banning my fiancé. I will just start 100% pirating shows and movies again then. It’s free and a little bit of extra work but at least it’s FREE! Lol.

  • @javierescobar7701
    @javierescobar7701 Рік тому +2

    I share mine with parents and sons .(Total of 4 close family members) Netflix thinks they are the only ones OUT THERE !
    Once they do this I'm OUT !
    BYE BYE NETFLIX! 👋

  • @hardiantosyukri9870
    @hardiantosyukri9870 Рік тому +1

    So whats the use of 4 user per account if you have to be in the same house and network.

  • @senorita5317
    @senorita5317 Рік тому +3

    Maybe they lost subscribers because of that crazy price jump and the same boring content

  • @JaySmitty33
    @JaySmitty33 Рік тому

    I just cancelled my account today. I paid to upgrade my account for 2 people so now they can't watch from a different location. They should make it easier for customers not harder.

  • @aaronward3435
    @aaronward3435 Рік тому +1

    So what about the extra money that Netflix charge for the extra profiles will we get our money back no because they have now ripped off all of there costumers by by Netflix hope you go bankrupt

  • @TheGoodTheBadTheRowdy
    @TheGoodTheBadTheRowdy Рік тому

    Going to cancel right now. I have kids in college who were using.
    Now after family discussion and kids showed us alternatives, we will be going that route.

  • @Jasminb2007
    @Jasminb2007 Рік тому +2

    this sounds like the end of the world

  • @1984Godsson
    @1984Godsson Рік тому +1

    If it’s in the same household, on multiple devices is that password sharing?

    • @CuriosityQueue
      @CuriosityQueue Рік тому +1

      No, within the same household is acceptable, as I understand it. However, it also depends on your sub tier. My family moved down to the most basic plan and therefore, if more than one user tries to use the service at once, it notifies the most recent that too many users are on the account. At which time, I just use one of my other streaming services in the interim.

    • @PastTime777
      @PastTime777 Рік тому +3

      They have limits on connected devices. On the standard plan it's 2. And there's only 5 profiles. Why they're trying to add more limits and make people pay is beyond me.

  • @Sweetchocolatecake
    @Sweetchocolatecake Рік тому

    We own a cottage go there often in the summer that means I can’t watch Netflix there without having to pay extra forget it paying to much now for the crap they offer.Guessing we will cancel and look for another movie channel .

  • @kessiawright1710
    @kessiawright1710 Рік тому +1

    Netflix will be the streaming Blockbuster. I live part of the week at my mother's place, I won't be paying extra. Amazon Prime has way more bang for your buck and is cheaper. I get free shipping, Amazon Video, and free ebooks. Those are just the parts I use. I don't use Twitch, but it is included.
    If they hadn't stupidly paid the Duke snd Duchess of lies $100 million dollars for the crap they put out, they wouldn't be in financial difficulty. I wonder if the password sharing backtrack was another bad decision by the same exec who thought a $100 million contract was a good idea. They probably could have gotten away with it when they had the monopoly, but there are cheaper options out there. I won't even pay $15, I am definitely not paying $20 when other streaming companies give me more for cheaper.

  • @samessa3155
    @samessa3155 Рік тому +1

    Big mistake Mr. Netflix, Greeds = bankruptcy. Good luck for your black future

  • @Itadoriamir
    @Itadoriamir Рік тому +3

    Does anyone share their account with me?

  • @RubberSideDown2
    @RubberSideDown2 Рік тому +1

    Canceled my account a few mins ago 😁 one more down. Good job Netflix 👏

  • @steveeaton7315
    @steveeaton7315 Рік тому +1

    Just lost use of brothers Netflix. Seeya will never subscribe after this.

  • @natecarroll4974
    @natecarroll4974 Рік тому +1

    You probably will go up resident for sharing other people's passwords on Netflix

  • @Error-mx1jk
    @Error-mx1jk Рік тому +3

    UA-cam has better value for money.. there's only like 2 shows I'd even consider watching.. and they update their Playlist with too much woke stuff now so I'm not interested

  • @Seemankee
    @Seemankee Рік тому +6

    Thanks god Netflix left Russia, now we watch Kremlix it's cheap, but you get two co-watchers from kgb.

    • @dawa7267
      @dawa7267 Рік тому +1

      In Soviet Russia, Netflix subscribe to YOU!

  • @alipazooki9297
    @alipazooki9297 Рік тому

    What if I’m a college student using my family’s account?

  • @kirkbarber4040
    @kirkbarber4040 Рік тому

    Just freaken insane. Will not work. The ceo and the whole board needs to be freaken FIRED.

  • @bankshot4203
    @bankshot4203 Рік тому

    Be afraid this is how it start “password crackdown then the amount of profiles under one acc then how much you watch will determine how much you get charged fools

  • @jr6577
    @jr6577 Рік тому +3

    One thing I never understood about the younger generation is how resourceful they are watching new movies for free....canceled Netflix the other day and just learned new tricks from them......

    • @se7ense7ens37
      @se7ense7ens37 Рік тому +1

      Oh yeah, it’s honestly crazy how many websites are out there for free streaming like Soap2Day and 4Anime and all the other stuff out there. I currently can’t afford to pay for subscriptions so I just stream for free with a VPN. Much cheaper.

  • @michellebele78
    @michellebele78 Рік тому

    I refuse to pay more. If they actually go fwd with this, I will just cancel their services. I only allow my hubby and children access to my password. I have 2 kids in college, and I travel for dr appts and hospitalizations. If I can’t watch when I’m in the hospital, I’m done. I’ll just watch my other streaming services and if the other streaming services start this c*ap too, then I’ll be back to cable!!!!

  • @bankshot4203
    @bankshot4203 Рік тому

    For a company i would have to say they are acting dumb not everyone can afford so i made a profile for my mom signed into my acc for her and she can watch it bcz she cant afford it all this will do is make me leave netflix then they can cry over how much money they lost that way

  • @yellatrandom1600
    @yellatrandom1600 Рік тому

    hahaha we will be paying for ads. Lol

  • @MARINELSANTOS
    @MARINELSANTOS Рік тому

    Bad move Netflix

  • @JasonGriffith-pg4dj
    @JasonGriffith-pg4dj Рік тому

    i could see coming alot time ago

  • @hughcrewproductions3232
    @hughcrewproductions3232 Рік тому

    Greedy. I'm done... They have been raising prices steadily and now this. Good bye

    • @zebunker
      @zebunker Рік тому

      How is it greed? You are paying for one account, not to share with your 80 brown cousins.

  • @roanneflores6788
    @roanneflores6788 Рік тому

    This is actually good news for me. I let my some of my friends use my account but we divided the payment among us. I don't really watch netflix so it's a waste of money for me. Now I have reason to unsubscribe.

  • @andrewsalay8814
    @andrewsalay8814 Рік тому

    Lol they’re gonna go broke lol there’s a limit to what people are gonna pay and I think as she said they’re tightening their belts

  • @The_Matrix_Messager.
    @The_Matrix_Messager. Рік тому +1

    🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️
    Are you ready, pirates?
    (Aye-aye, Captain!)
    I can't hear you!
    (Aye-aye, Captain!)
    Oh...
    🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

  • @zebunker
    @zebunker Рік тому +1

    Its no surprise they are starting this in the brown countries hahaha. Comedy gold.

  • @rhonelgencianeo7194
    @rhonelgencianeo7194 Рік тому

    Excuse me netflix I have 2 houses in 2 different country and both housees using the same account 😅

  • @monkisethojane2218
    @monkisethojane2218 Рік тому +1

    Back to torrent sites we go

  • @DeathCon666
    @DeathCon666 2 місяці тому

    Luckily, I have left before this was even athought

  • @Nd-zk8fu
    @Nd-zk8fu Рік тому

    This is going to end Netflix out of the equation for good now lol this is dumb

  • @danponitlong
    @danponitlong Рік тому

    🤔🤔😂😂😂 HACKERS IS WAY AHEAD OF NETFLIX CORRUPTED MILLIONAIRES...😂😂😂😂😂

  • @13aminox
    @13aminox 11 місяців тому

    If just they have a good content..

  • @hellou2786
    @hellou2786 Рік тому

    This is happening because Netflix is loosing money. Netflix is loosing a bunch of people that are tired of the Woke crap they are getting from all this new shows. All this forced Identity politics, the unnecessary lgbtq characters, all this is getting the viewers mad more and more each day. Netflix forgot that they are supossed to create a show with a good story and interesting characters.

  • @BP-dn9nv
    @BP-dn9nv Рік тому

    For such a liberal company they sure like doing anti-consumer things.

  • @KBurd1
    @KBurd1 Рік тому

    Let's start a TikTok trend and do Cancel Netflix videos and stay canceled for a month or 2. We will see how much money they lose, I doubt they have 2 months worth of backup money to pay their employees.

  • @RussianSpyNikolai
    @RussianSpyNikolai Рік тому

    Who wants to board my ship? 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

    • @DeathCon666
      @DeathCon666 Місяць тому

      As long as it goes very far away from Netflix otherwise I’ll just walk

  • @danponitlong
    @danponitlong Рік тому

    🤔🤔😂 NETFLIX MILLIONAIRES 🤔 BEGIN CRACKDOWN ON PASSWORDS SHARING 🤔😄🤣 WHILE( IT) HIGH TECH HACKERS IS CRACKING UP ON PASSWORDS SHARING LOLOOLOLOLO WHO IS THE BEST ....🤔🤔🤔????

  • @berrex5152
    @berrex5152 Рік тому

    Hahaha haha

  • @klove5765
    @klove5765 Рік тому +1

    Never got involved with them, always went to RedBox never let a business withdraw money from your account automatically (they will get greedy)

    • @DeathCon666
      @DeathCon666 Місяць тому

      Didn’t Redbox go out style though?🧐