Netflix is alerting subscribers in the US who share their password that the crackdown has officially begun.
There was always a lingering hope that Netflix might abandon its enforcement of disallowing account sharing outside of the household amid delays in the US rollout. But after testing the waters in a few overseas territories, Netflix has officially begun cracking down on password sharing in the US. The first wave of emails to US households that violate Netflix’s password sharing rules have gone out, officially putting streamers who run afoul of the policy on notice.Netflix doubled down on its newly enforced policy in a blog post, reiterating that streaming accounts are only valid for users living under the same roof.
“Everyone living in that household can use Netflix wherever they are—at home, on the go, on holiday—and take advantage of new features like Transfer Profile and Manage Access and Devices.
