Netflix Testing Feature That Would Make People Pay to Share Their Password

gamerant.com:

Customers who share their Netflix accounts with family and friends may have to start paying extra. Netflix recently stated in a press release that they plan to start charging extra for password sharing, for about three dollars per profile.

Netflix is planning to start testing this in countries like Costa Rica, Chile, and Peru. Should it succeed there, they'll implement this all over the world. But of course, they can only get away with such a change if customers aren't paying attention, which doesn't seem the case. Patrons are already outraged by the decision, claiming it reduces the practicality of the service and only seems to be out of greed, much like AMC's decision to raise The Batman ticket prices.

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Per Netflix's blog, because accounts are being shared between people from different households, the streamer's ability to invest in new films and television shows is being impacted. One of the two new options being tested to allow people to share accounts between households while paying extra is the «Add an Extra Member» feature. «Members on our Standard and Premium plans will be able to add sub accounts for up to two people they don’t live with — each with their own profile, personalized recommendations, login and password — at a lower price,» said Netflix. Meanwhile, the «Transfer Profile to a New Account» feature allows «members on our Basic, Standard, and Premium plans [to] enable people who share their account to transfer profile information either to a new account or an Extra Member sub account — keeping the viewing history, My List, and personalized recommendations.»

In response, one user asked, «How do you expect families to handle password sharing in the case